Philadelphia Navy Yard
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The Philadelphia Navy Yard was a U.S. Navy shipyard located on League Island in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the facility was also known as the League Island Navy Yard.
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Shipbuilding
| Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
| U.S.S. Dale | receiving ship | 8 Nov, 1839 | Transferred 23 Jul, 1906 |
| U.S.S. Wabash | receiving ship | 24 Oct, 1855 | Sold 30 Dec, 1912 |
| U.S.S. Lancaster | screw sloop | 20 Oct, 1858 | Transferred 1 Feb, 1913 |
| U.S.S. Wyoming | sloop | 19 Jan, 1859 | Sold 9 May, 1892 |
| U.S.S. Tuscarora | sloop | 24 Aug, 1861 | Sold 20 Nov, 1883 |
| U.S.S. Juniata | screw sloop | 20 Mar, 1862 | Sold 25 Mar, 1891 |
| U.S.S. Monongahela | screw sloop | 10 Jul, 1862 | Burned 17 Mar, 1908 |
| U.S.S. Shenandoah | screw sloop | 8 Dec, 1862 | Sold 30 Jul, 1887 |
| U.S.S. Kansas | gunboat | 29 Sep, 1863 | Sold 27 Sep, 1883 |
| U.S.S. Yantic | gunboat | 19 Mar, 1864 | Foundered 22 Oct, 1929 |
| U.S.S. Congress | screw sloop | 17 Jul, 1868 | Sold 27 Sep, 1883 |
| U.S.S. Omaha | screw sloops | 10 Jun, 1869 | Sold 17 Apr, 1915 |
| U.S.S. Quinnebaug | screw sloop | 28 Sep, 1875 | Sold 25 Mar, 1891 |
| U.S.S. Sandpiper | minesweeper | 28 Apr, 1919 | Transferred 12 Oct, 1946 |
| U.S.S. Vireo | minesweeper | 26 May, 1919 | Sold 4 Feb, 1947 |
| U.S.S. Warbler | minesweeper | 30 Jul, 1919 | Sold 12 Aug, 1948 |
| U.S.S. Willet | minesweeper | 11 Sep, 1919 | Sold 2 Nov, 1948 |
| U.S.S. Dobbin | depot ship | 5 May, 1921 | Transferred 24 Dec, 1946 |
Commandants
Dates of appointment given:
- Commodore Edward Simpson, 8 January, 1881[1]
- Captain Henry B. Seely, 2 December, 1885[2]
- Captain William A. Kirkland, 15 July, 1891[3]
- Captain Norman H. Farquhar, 7 March, 1894[4]
- Commodore John A. Howell, 15 June, 1896[5] – January, 1898[6]
- Commodore Silas Casey, 13 January, 1898[7]
- Rear Admiral James H. Sands, – December 1902[8]
- Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, 1 May, 1903[9]
- Rear Admiral Joseph E. Craig, 18 March, 1905[10] – 3 June, 1907[11][12]
- Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Tilley, 23 February, 1907 – 18 March, 1907 (died)
- Rear Admiral Edwin C. Pendleton, 3 June, 1907[13] – after 1 January, 1909[14] (also Commandant, Fourth Naval District)
- Captain Albert W. Grant, 21 March, 1910[15] – 15 August, 1913[16][17][Inference] (and as Commandant, Fourth Naval District)
- Captain William S. Benson, 15 August, 1913[18] – before 17 June, 1915
- Captain John J. Knapp, 17 June, 1915 – 28 September, 1915[19] (Died while in office)
- Captain Robert L. Russell, 3 December, 1915[20]
Aides to Commandant
Dates of appointment given:
- Lieutenant Commander William L. Littlefield, 22 September, 1915[21]
- Commander John McC. Luby, 9 June, 1916[22]
- Lieutenant Commander William H. Allen, before 1 January, 1917[23]
Captains of the Yard
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Edwin S. Houston, 3 January, 1897[24]
- Captain Charles E. Clark, 1 March, 1899[25]
- Captain Abraham B. H. Lillie, 1903[26]
- Captain Frank A. Wilner, 11 January, 1907[27]
- Captain Edwin A. Anderson, 3 November, 1911[28] – after 1 January, 1912[29]
- Captain Ralph P. Craft, 20 January, 1927[30] (and in command of rec. barracks)
Engineer Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Robert G. Denig, 14 January, 1903[31] – 1 July, 1907[32][Inference]
- Captain John K. Barton, 1 July, 1907[33]
- Captain Benjamin C. Bryan, 22 July, 1908[34] – 3 December, 1912[35][36][Inference]
- Captain William S. Smith, 3 December, 1912[37] – after 1 January, 1915[38]
- Commander Stanford E. Moses, 18 February, 1916[39]
Ordnance Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Edwin Longnecker, 28 August, 1895[40]
- Commander William P. Potter, 1 November, 1899[41]
- Commander Duncan Kennedy, 21 October, 1901[42] – before 21 October, 1902
- Commander Alfred Reynolds, 1 December, 1902[43] – 25 July, 1905[44][Inference]
- Commander George W. Mentz, 1 September, 1905[45]
- Commander Hamilton Hutchins, 25 July, 1905[46] (also Equipment Officer)
- Lieutenant Commander Josiah S. McKean, 20 January 1907[47] – after 1 January, 1909[48]
Ordnance Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Frank A. Wilner, before 1 January, 1907[49]
Equipment Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Felix McCurley, 11 April, 1893[50]
- Lieutenant Commander Hamilton Hutchins, 17 September, 1900[51] – 10 June, 1903[Inference]
- Commander John C. Colwell, 10 June, 1903[52] – 25 July, 1905[53][Inference]
- Commander Hamilton Hutchins, 25 July, 1905[54] – 1 November, 1907[Inference] (also Ordnance Officer)
- Commander Moses L. Wood, 1 November, 1907[55] – 15 July, 1908[56][Inference]
- Commander Thomas S. Rodgers, 15 July, 1908[57]
Inspection Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander William L. Howard, 1 November, 1909[58] – 6 November, 1911[59][60][Inference]
- Lieutenant Commander David C. Hanrahan, 6 November, 1911[61] – after 1 January, 1913[62]
- Commander Claude B. Price, 16 October, 1914[63] – after 1 January, 1916[64]
Inspectors of Ordnance
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Bartlett J. Cromwell, September 1874[65] – February 1878[65]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1882. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1890. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1892. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 4.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 4.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 4.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. pp. 6, 183.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 10.
- ↑ Brooklyn Daily Eagle 29 September, 1915 p. 9.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 22-23.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 8.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1900. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1902. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 24.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 24.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 22.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 14.
- ↑ 65.0 65.1 USNA Finding Aid for his papers.
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