Frank Lucius Pinney
Captain Frank Lucius Pinney (2 December, 1874 – 5 December, 1945) served in the United States Navy. He was one of the Navy's pioneers in the development of the submarine.
Life & Career
Frank Lucius Pinney was born in Connecticut on 2 December, 1874.[1] Pinney was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from his home state and officially entered the U.S. Navy as a Naval Cadet on 6 April, 1894.[2]
Pinney was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 1 April, 1900.[3]
Pinney was appointed to command the torpedo boat Dahlgren on 24 October, 1902, with additional duties supervising the Holland Torpedo Boat Company's construction of the Navy's second and third submarines, Adder and Moccasin.[4]
Pinney was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 4 February, 1904.[5]
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Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Matt H. Signor |
Captain of U.S.S. Dahlgren 24 Oct, 1902[6] – 17 Mar, 1903[7] |
Succeeded by Charles P. Nelson |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Adder 12 Jan, 1903 |
Succeeded by James Donald |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Moccasin 17 Jan, 1903 |
Succeeded by Ernest D. McWhorter |
| Preceded by John J. Hyland |
Captain of U.S.S. Cleveland 26 Jan, 1919[8] |
Succeeded by William B. Wells |
| Preceded by William C. Asserson |
Captain of U.S.S. Milwaukee 6 Jun, 1924[9] – after 1 Jan, 1925[10] |
Succeeded by Clark H. Woodward |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1899. p. 31.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1901. pp. 38-39.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 36.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. pp. 28-29.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 36.
- ↑ "The Navy Gazette". Army and Navy Register. 21 March, 1903. Vol. XXXIII, No. 1,213, p. 21.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
