New York Navy Yard
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The United States Navy Yard, New York, also known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard or the New York Naval Shipyard, is located on the East River.
It covered over 200 acres at the height of its production of U.S. Navy warships.
Shipbuilding
| Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
| U.S.S. Iroquois | sloop | 12 Apr, 1859 | Wrecked 26 Aug, 1910 |
| U.S.S. Lackawanna | screw sloop | 9 Aug, 1862 | Sold 30 Jul, 1887 |
| U.S.S. Ticonderoga | screw sloop | 16 Oct, 1862 | Sold 30 Jul, 1887 |
| U.S.S. Nyack | gunboat | 6 Oct, 1863 | Sold 30 Nov, 1883 |
| U.S.S. Florida | screw frigate | 15 Dec, 1864 | Sold 27 Feb, 1885 |
| U.S.S. Tennessee | screw frigate | 8 Jul, 1865 | Sold 15 Sep, 1886 |
| U.S.S. Plymouth | screw sloops | 8 Aug, 1868 | Broken up 1884 |
| U.S.S. Swatara | screw sloop | 17 Sep, 1873 | Sold 2 Nov, 1896 |
| U.S.S. Alarm | torpedo ram | 13 Nov, 1873 | 28 Feb, 1898 |
| U.S.S. Trenton | screw frigate | 1 Jan, 1876 | Wrecked 16 Mar, 1889 |
| U.S.S. Maine | pre-dreadnought | 18 Nov, 1890 | Exploded 15 Feb, 1898 |
| U.S.S. Cincinnati | protected cruiser | 10 Nov, 1892 | Sold 4 Aug, 1921 |
| U.S.S. Connecticut | pre-dreadnought | 29 Sep, 1904 | Sold 1923 |
| U.S.S. Vestal | repair ship | 9 May, 1908 | Sold 28 Jul, 1950 |
| U.S.S. Florida | dreadnought | 12 May, 1910 | Scrapped 30 Sep, 1932 |
| U.S.S. New York | dreadnought | 30 Oct, 1912 | Expended 8 Jul, 1948 |
| U.S.S. Arizona | dreadnought | 19 Jun, 1915 | Sunk 7 Dec, 1941 |
| U.S.S. New Mexico | dreadnought | 23 Apr, 1917 | Scrapped 9 Nov, 1947 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 5 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 6 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 7 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 8 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 9 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 10 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 11 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 12 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 13 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 14 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 15 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 16 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 17 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 18 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred 1920 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 19 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 20 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred 1920 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 21 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 22 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred 14 Nov, 1919 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 23 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Burned 1920 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 24 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 25 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 26 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 20 Jul, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 27 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred 14 Nov, 1919 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 28 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 29 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 30 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 31 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 32 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 33 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred |
| U.S.S. S.C. 34 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 35 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 36 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 37 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 38 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold Dec, 1919 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 39 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 40 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 14 Oct, 1924 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 41 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 11 May, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 42 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 43 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 44 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 45 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 46 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 47 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 48 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 49 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 50 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 51 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 52 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 53 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Broken up 1920 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 54 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 55 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 56 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 57 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 12 Dec, 1935 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 58 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Burned 2 May, 1919 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 59 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 60 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Collision 1 Oct, 1918 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 61 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 62 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 6 Mar, 1922 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 63 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 22 Jul, 1931 |
| U.S.S. S.C. 64 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Converted |
| U.S.S. Tennessee | dreadnought | 30 Apr, 1919 | Sold Jul, 1959 |
Commandants
Dates of appointment given:
- Commodore James W. A. Nicholson, 1 September, 1876 – 1 May, 1880
- Commodore George H. Cooper, 1 May, 1880 – 1 April, 1882
- Commodore John H. Upshur, 1 April, 1882[1]
- Rear Admiral Daniel L. Braine, 14 November, 1889[2]
- Captain Henry Erben, 20 May, 1891[3]
- Commodore Montgomery Sicard, 22 November, 1894[4]
- Commodore Francis M. Bunce, 1 May, 1897[5]
- Commodore John W. Philip, 14 January, 1899
- Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker, 17 July, 1900[6]
- Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers, 21 March, 1903[7] – 3 October, 1904
- Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan, 3 October, 1904[8] – 1 June, 1907[9][10]
- Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich, 1 June, 1907[11] – 15 May, 1909[12][Inference]
- Captain Joseph B. Murdock, 15 May, 1909
- Rear Admiral Eugene H. C. Leutze, 21 March, 1910
- Captain Albert Gleaves, 17 May, 1912[13] – after 1 January, 1914[14] (also Commandant, Third Naval District)
- Rear Admiral Nathaniel R. Usher, 28 September, 1914[15] – after 1 January, 1917[16]
- Rear Admiral John D. McDonald, 23 February, 1918[17]
- Rear Admiral Carl T. Vogelgesang, 1 July, 1921
- Rear Admiral Charles P. Plunkett, 27 November, 1922[18] (also Commandant, Third Naval District)
- Captain Frank Lyon, 16 February, 1928
Aides to Commandant
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Benjamin F. Hutchison, 13 January, 1914[19]
- Lieutenant Commander Ralph P. Craft, 1915[20]
- Commander Frank B. Upham, 5 June, 1915[21]
Captains of the Yard
- Captain Theodore F. Kane, before 1 January, 1892[22] – October, 1893
- Captain Frederick Rodgers, 2 October, 1893[23] – 6 June, 1896[24]
- Captain George W. Sumner, 20 July, 1897[25]
- Captain Frank Wildes, 1 April, 1899[26]
- Captain Joseph B. Coghlan, 28 September, 1901 – April, 1902
- Captain Purnell F. Harrington, 20 May, 1902[27]
- Captain Thomas Perry, 11 May, 1903[28]
- Captain Joseph N. Hemphill, c. 1905[Inference]
- Captain William H. Reeder, 15 September, 1906[29]
- Captain James D. Adams, 1907[30] – 30 November, 1908[31]
- Captain Ten Eyck De Witt Veeder, 18 November, 1908[32]
- Commander Louis S. Van Duzer, 20 July, 1910[33] – after 1 January, 1913[34]
- Captain Roe R. Adams, 2 June, 1934[35] – 30 June, 1937[36]
Engineer Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain George H. Kearny, 5 June, 1905[37]
- Commander Reynold T. Hall, 18 December, 1906[38] – 26 September, 1908[39][Inference]
- Captain Wythe M. Parks, 26 September, 1908[40]
- Captain George E. Burd, 26 May, 1910[41] – 1914[42][43]
- Lieutenant Commander Louis C. Richardson, 1914[44][45] – 3 August, 1915[46][Inference]
- Commander Earl P. Jessop, 3 August, 1915[47]
Ordnance Officers
- Commander Theodore F. Kane, before 1 January, 1882[48] – after November, 1884[49]
- Commander William Swift, 20 July, 1897[50]
- Commander John B. Briggs, 26 February, 1901[51]
- Commander Karl Rohrer, 10 April, 1903[52] – 28 July, 1906[53][Inference]
- Captain Greenlief A. Merriam, 28 July, 1906[54] – 13 June, 1907[Inference]
- Captain Henry Morrell, 13 June, 1907[55] – March, 1908[56]
Equipment Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Theodore F. Kane, 1 October, 1889[57] – 1890[Inference]
- Captain George W. Sumner, 1 October, 1890[58]
- Lieutenant Commander William C. Gibson, 3 June, 1891[59]
- Commander Charles S. Sperry, 2 July, 1895[60]
- Captain Raymond P. Rodgers, 1 May, 1901[61] – before 30 April, 1904[62]
- Commander Aaron Ward, 27 February, 1905[63]
- Commander Harry George, 20 April, 1907[64] – after 1 January, 1909[65]
Inspection Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Lieutenant Commander Frank H. Clark, Jr., 24 May, 1910[66] – 24 August, 1911[67][68][Inference]
- Lieutenant Commander Wat T. Cluverius, 24 August, 1911[69] – after 1 January, 1914[70]
Industrial Managers
Dates of appointment given:
- Rear Admiral George E. Burd, 26 May, 1910[71] – after 1 January, 1917[72]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1882. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1891. p. 4.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1892. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. p. 4.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 4.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 116-117, 213.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 24.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1892. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1894. p. 6.
- ↑ The World (New York) 7 June, 1896 p. 9.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. pp. 8-9, 221.
- ↑ Brooklyn Daily Eagle 30 November, 1908 p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1935. pp. 18-19.
- ↑ Daily News (New York, NY) 2 July, 1937 p. 292.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1882. p. 153.
- ↑ Brooklyn Union 22 November, 1884 p. 1.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 10.
- ↑ Brooklyn Daily Eagle 16 March, 1908 p. 7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1890. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1892. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1892. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 22.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 22.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 8.
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