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| + | The official name was Naval Station Hawaii until 17 May 1916 when it became the Fourteenth Naval District. | ||
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| + | The Commandant, Fourteen Naval District was also the Commandant of the Navy Yard Pearly Harbor from 17 May 1916 until December, 1941.<ref>''Command History Pearl Haror Navl Shipyard'', Management Engineering Division. July 1959. Enclosure 3. [https://issuu.com/pearlharbornavalshipyard/docs/nsy_pearl_harbor__command_history__ Online here].</ref> | ||
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Dates of appointment given: | Dates of appointment given: | ||
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=John Fairfield Merry|nick=John F. Merry|appt=23 May, 1899|end=31 July, 1902|precBy=New Command}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William Henry Whiting|nick=William H. Whiting|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William Henry Whiting|nick=William H. Whiting|appt=31 July, 1902|end=23 February, 1903}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Hugh Rodman|nick=Hugh Rodman|appt=24 February, 1903|end=14 August, 1903}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Albert Parker Niblack|nick=Albert P. Niblack|appt=14 August, 1903|end=21 August, 1903}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Silas Wright Terry|nick=Silas W. Terry|appt=21 August, 1903|end=24 December, 1904}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Walter Cleveland Cowles|nick=Walter C. Cowles|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Henry Ware Lyon|nick=Henry W. Lyon|appt=24 December, 1904|end=24 June, 1906}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Charles Brainard Taylor Moore|nick=Charles B. T. Moore|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Samuel Williams Very|nick=Samuel W. Very|appt=26 July, 1906|end=24 April, 1908}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=George Ramsey Clark|nick=George R. Clark|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Corwin Pottenger Rees|nick=Corwin P. Rees|appt=17 May, 1916|end=14 August, 1916}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=William Bartlett Fletcher|nick=William B. Fletcher|appt=15 May, 1919{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 10, 11}}|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Walter Cleveland Cowles|nick=Walter C. Cowles|appt=13 December, 1910|end=24 March, 1913}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=William Rawle Shoemaker|nick=William R. Shoemaker|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Charles Brainard Taylor Moore|nick=Charles B. T. Moore|appt=24 March, 1913|end=17 July, 1915}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Clifford Joseph Boush|nick=Clifford J. Boush|appt=17 July, 1915|end=17 May, 1916}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Clifford Joseph Boush|nick=Clifford J. Boush|appt=17 May, 1916|end=14 August, 1916|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=George Ramsey Clark|nick=George R. Clark|appt=8 August, 1916|end=13 June, 1918|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Robert Morris Doyle|nick=Robert M. Doyle|appt=13 June, 1918|end=15 May, 1919|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=William Bartlett Fletcher|nick=William B. Fletcher|appt=15 May, 1919{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 10, 11}}|end=6 July, 1920|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=William Rawle Shoemaker|nick=William R. Shoemaker|appt=14 January, 1921|end=28 June, 1921|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Edward Simpson|nick=Edward Simpson|appt=15 September, 1921|end=7 June, 1923|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=John Daniel McDonald|nick=John D. McDonald|appt=18 July, 1923|end=25 October, 1927|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=George Ralph Marvell|nick=George R. Marvell|appt=25 October, 1927|end=4 August, 1930|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Yates Stirling, Jr.|nick=Yates Stirling, Jr.|appt=16 September, 1930|end=10 June, 1933|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Harry Ervin Yarnell|nick=Harry E. Yarnell|appt=22 June, 1933|end=5 October, 1936|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Orin Gould Murfin|nick=Orin G. Murfin|appt=14 November, 1936|end=11 April, 1940|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Claude Charles Bloch|nick=Claude C. Bloch|appt=11 April, 1940|end=2 April, 1942|as=Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:42, 19 April 2020
Naval Station Hawaii was a United States Navy naval base centred on Pearl Harbour on the island of Oahu.
I presume that Naval Station Honolulu is the same entity.
During the period leading up to the Great War, the facilities were much smaller than they'd become.
History
Commandants
The official name was Naval Station Hawaii until 17 May 1916 when it became the Fourteenth Naval District.
The Commandant, Fourteen Naval District was also the Commandant of the Navy Yard Pearly Harbor from 17 May 1916 until December, 1941.[1]
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear Admiral John F. Merry, 23 May, 1899 – 31 July, 1902
- Captain William H. Whiting, 31 July, 1902 – 23 February, 1903
- Lieutenant Commander Hugh Rodman, 24 February, 1903 – 14 August, 1903
- Lieutenant Commander Albert P. Niblack, 14 August, 1903 – 21 August, 1903
- Rear Admiral Silas W. Terry, 21 August, 1903 – 24 December, 1904
- Rear Admiral Henry W. Lyon, 24 December, 1904 – 24 June, 1906
- Rear Admiral Samuel W. Very, 26 July, 1906 – 24 April, 1908
- Rear Admiral Corwin P. Rees, 17 May, 1916 – 14 August, 1916
- Rear Admiral Walter C. Cowles, 13 December, 1910 – 24 March, 1913
- Rear Admiral Charles B. T. Moore, 24 March, 1913 – 17 July, 1915
- Rear Admiral Clifford J. Boush, 17 July, 1915 – 17 May, 1916
- Rear Admiral Clifford J. Boush, 17 May, 1916 – 14 August, 1916
- Captain George R. Clark, 8 August, 1916 – 13 June, 1918
- Rear Admiral Robert M. Doyle, 13 June, 1918 – 15 May, 1919
- Rear Admiral William B. Fletcher, 15 May, 1919[2] – 6 July, 1920
- Rear Admiral William R. Shoemaker, 14 January, 1921 – 28 June, 1921
- Rear Admiral Edward Simpson, 15 September, 1921 – 7 June, 1923
- Rear Admiral John D. McDonald, 18 July, 1923 – 25 October, 1927
- Rear Admiral George R. Marvell, 25 October, 1927 – 4 August, 1930
- Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, Jr., 16 September, 1930 – 10 June, 1933
- Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, 22 June, 1933 – 5 October, 1936
- Rear Admiral Orin G. Murfin, 14 November, 1936 – 11 April, 1940
- Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch, 11 April, 1940 – 2 April, 1942
Aides to Commandant
Dates of appointment given:
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Benjamin F. Tilley, Jr., 5 December, 1915[3]
Engineer Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Arthur Crenshaw, 5 February, 1916[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Command History Pearl Haror Navl Shipyard, Management Engineering Division. July 1959. Enclosure 3. Online here.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 10, 11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 46.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 10.
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