Franklin Jeremiah Drake
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Franklin Jeremiah Drake (4 March, 1846 – 30 January, 1929) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Franklin Drake was born in New York on 4 March, 1846 and entered the U.S. Navy on 23 February, 1863, at the height of the American Civil War.[1]
Drake was promoted to the rank of Commander on 3 March, 1899.[2] He was appointed to command the monitor Monterey on 17 March, 1901.[3]
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederick M. Symonds |
Ordnance Officer, Navy Yard, Mare Island 4 Oct, 1897[4] |
Succeeded by Edmund B. Underwood |
| Preceded by George W. Pigman |
Captain of U.S.S. Monterey 17 Mar, 1901[5] |
Succeeded by William H. Beehler |
| Preceded by Richardson Clover |
Captain of U.S.S. Wisconsin 5 Nov, 1905[6] |
Succeeded by Henry Morrell |
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