Washington Navy Yard
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The Washington Navy Yard is the oldest U.S. Navy shipyard, established in 1799. It is located in southeastern Washington, D.C..
Shipbuilding
| Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
| U.S.S. Minnesota | screw frigate | 1 Dec, 1855 | Sold 12 Aug, 1901 |
| U.S.S. Nipsic | gunboat | 6 Jun, 1878 | Sold 13 Feb, 1913 |
Commandants
Dates of appointment given:
- Commodore Thomas Pattison, 10 July, 1880[1]
- Captain Richard W. Meade, 15 September, 1887[2]
- Commodore Joseph S. Skerrett, 15 September, 1890[3]
- Rear Admiral Charles S. Norton, 23 May, 1896[4]
- Rear Admiral Silas W. Terry, 24 March, 1900[5]
- Rear Admiral Francis J. Higginson, 1 July, 1903[6]
- Rear Admiral Eugene H. C. Leutze, 16 October, 1905[7] – 5 March, 1910[8][9][Inference]
- Rear Admiral Frank E. Beatty, 5 March, 1910[10] – c. early 1913[11] (and as Superintendent, Naval Gun Factory)
- Captain Hilary P. Jones, Jr., c. early 1913[12] – after 1 January, 1913[13] (and as Superintendent, Naval Gun Factory)
- Captain Edward W. Eberle, 12 December, 1914[14] – 18 September, 1915[15][16][Inference] (and as Superintendent, Naval Gun Factory)
- Rear Admiral James H. Glennon, 18 September, 1915[17] (and as Superintendent, Naval Gun Factory)
- Rear Admiral Albert W. Grant, 1 May, 1919[18] (and as Superintendent, Naval Gun Factory)
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Arthur L. Willard, 3 June, 1915[19]
- Captain Willis McDowell, 7 May, 1927[20]
Ordnance Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Henry L. Howison, 1879[21] – 1881[22]
- Commander Theodore F. Jewell, 4 January, 1893[23]
Equipment Officers
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Edwin C. Pendleton, 15 October, 1902[24]
- Rear Admiral Eugene H. C. Leutze, 16 October, 1905[25]
- Rear Admiral Frank E. Beatty, 5 March, 1910[26] – c. early 1913[27]
- Captain Hilary P. Jones, Jr., c. early 1913[28] – after 1 January, 1913[29]
- Captain Edward W. Eberle, 12 December, 1914[30] – 18 September, 1915[31][32][Inference]
- Rear Admiral James H. Glennon, 18 September, 1915[33] – after 1 January, 1917[34]
- Rear Admiral Albert W. Grant, 1 May, 1919[35] – after 1 January, 1920[36]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1882. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1890. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1891. 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. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1879. p. 144.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1881. p. 146.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 10-11.
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