Difference between revisions of "William Wirt Kimball"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Update appts)
(Update appts)
 
(3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
'''William Wirt Kimball''' ( – ) served in the [[United States Navy]].
+
{{RearUS}} '''William Wirt Kimball''' (9 January, 1848 – 26 January, 1930) served in the [[United States Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
−
<!--Kimball was promoted to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on
 
  
−
Kimball was promoted to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on  
+
Acknowledged as an expert in torpedo boats, and as one of the earliest advocates for the use of Submarines by the [[United States Navy]], Kimball was born in Maine. He was appointed to the Naval Academy as the son of an officer (his father rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers in the American Civil War) and graduated with the Class of 1869.{{LivingOfficers1898|p. 144}}{{USOfficerReg1912|pp. 142-143}}
 +
 
 +
Kimball was promoted to the rank of {{EnsUS}} on 12 July, 1870,{{USOfficerReg1871|pp.38039}} to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 18 December, 1874,{{USOfficerReg1878|pp. 34-35}}, and to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on 6 December, 1896.{{USOfficerReg1898|pp. 12-13}}
 +
 
 +
In 1897 he was appointed to command the Atlantic Torpedo Flotilla, the Navy's first such unit, and remained in command during the Spanish-American War, seeing action multiple times in Cuban waters.{{USOfficerReg1899|p. 12}}
 +
 
 +
Kimball was promoted to the rank of {{CommUS}} on 8 December, 1899.{{USOfficerReg1901|pp. 14-15}} He was appointed to command {{US-1Concord|f=t}} in late 1901,{{USOfficerReg1902|p. 14}} and by 1903 was commanding officer of {{US-Alert|f=t}}, then in service as a training ship.{{USOfficerReg1903|p. 12}}{{USOfficerReg1904|p. 12}}
 +
 
 +
Kimball was promoted to the rank of {{CaptUS}} on 12 January, 1905 and was appointed the first commanding officer of {{US-NewJersey|f=t}} in 1906.{{USOfficerReg1907|pp. 8-9}}
 +
 
 +
He was promoted to the rank of {{RearUS}} on 17 December, 1908.  Kimball had only one opportunity to fly his flag at sea, being appointed to command a squadron of ships sent to Nicaragua in December 1909 as tensions rose in that nation. Though he was placed on the Retired List for age the following month, he remained in command for several more months until the situation in Nicaragua eased.{{USOfficerReg1912|pp. 142-143}}<ref>''Chicago Tribune"" 27 January, 1930 p. 32.</ref>
 +
 
 +
Kimball was recalled to active duty in World War I, serving in the Office of Naval Intelligence.<ref>''Navy Directory'' 1 April, 1919 p. 208.</ref>  Returning to inactive duty, he died in Washington, DC just after his 82nd Birthday.{{USOfficerReg1931|p. 444}}
  
−
Kimball was promoted to the rank of {{CommUS}} on
 
  
−
Kimball was promoted to the rank of {{CaptUS}} on
 
−
-->
 
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{refbegin}}
−
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wirt_Kimball}}
+
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wirt_Kimball}}
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
Line 26: Line 34:
 
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
 
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
 
{{TabNaval}}
 
{{TabNaval}}
−
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Torpedo Boat Flotilla|In Command, Reserve Torpedo Flotilla]]'''<br>21 Sep, 1897{{USOfficerReg1898|p. 12}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Torpedo Boat Flotilla|In Command, Atlantic Torpedo Flotilla]]'''<br>21 Sep, 1897{{USOfficerReg1898|p. 12}} &ndash; Dec, 1898{{USOfficerReg1899|p. 12}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
−
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[U.S.S. New Jersey (1904)|Captain of U.S.S. ''New Jersey'']]'''<br>12 May, 1906{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 8}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Henry Hudson Southerland|William H. H. Southerland]]'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Seth Mitchell Ackley|Seth M. Ackley]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. Concord (1890)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Concord'']]'''<br>21 Dec, 1901{{USOfficerReg1902|p. 12}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Plummer Perkins|Charles P. Perkins]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gottfried Blocklinger|Gottfried Blocklinger]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. Alert (1874)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Alert'']]'''<br>before 1 Jan, 1903{{USOfficerReg1903|p. 12}} &ndash; 10 Dec, 1903{{USOfficerReg1904|p. 12}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Earle Smith|Charles E. Smith]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[U.S.S. New Jersey (1904)|Captain of U.S.S. ''New Jersey'']]'''<br>12 May, 1906{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 8}} &ndash; 4 Nov, 1907{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Henry Hudson Southerland|William H. H. Southerland]]'''}}
 
{{TabEnd}}
 
{{TabEnd}}
 
</div name=fredbot:appts>
 
</div name=fredbot:appts>
Line 36: Line 46:
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kimball, William Wirt}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kimball, William Wirt}}
  
−
{{CatPerson|US||}}
+
{{CatPerson|US|1848|1930}}
 +
{{CatUSNA|1869}}

Latest revision as of 16:23, 21 February 2022

Rear Admiral William Wirt Kimball (9 January, 1848 – 26 January, 1930) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Acknowledged as an expert in torpedo boats, and as one of the earliest advocates for the use of Submarines by the United States Navy, Kimball was born in Maine. He was appointed to the Naval Academy as the son of an officer (his father rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers in the American Civil War) and graduated with the Class of 1869.[1][2]

Kimball was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 12 July, 1870,[3] to the rank of Lieutenant on 18 December, 1874,[4], and to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 6 December, 1896.[5]

In 1897 he was appointed to command the Atlantic Torpedo Flotilla, the Navy's first such unit, and remained in command during the Spanish-American War, seeing action multiple times in Cuban waters.[6]

Kimball was promoted to the rank of Commander on 8 December, 1899.[7] He was appointed to command gunboat Concord in late 1901,[8] and by 1903 was commanding officer of gunboat Alert, then in service as a training ship.[9][10]

Kimball was promoted to the rank of Captain on 12 January, 1905 and was appointed the first commanding officer of battleship New Jersey in 1906.[11]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on 17 December, 1908. Kimball had only one opportunity to fly his flag at sea, being appointed to command a squadron of ships sent to Nicaragua in December 1909 as tensions rose in that nation. Though he was placed on the Retired List for age the following month, he remained in command for several more months until the situation in Nicaragua eased.[12][13]

Kimball was recalled to active duty in World War I, serving in the Office of Naval Intelligence.[14] Returning to inactive duty, he died in Washington, DC just after his 82nd Birthday.[15]


See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		In Command, Atlantic Torpedo Flotilla
21 Sep, 1897[16] – Dec, 1898[17] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Seth M. Ackley 		Captain of U.S.S. Concord
21 Dec, 1901[18] 		Succeeded by
Charles P. Perkins
Preceded by
Gottfried Blocklinger 		Captain of U.S.S. Alert
before 1 Jan, 1903[19] – 10 Dec, 1903[20] 		Succeeded by
Charles E. Smith
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of U.S.S. New Jersey
12 May, 1906[21] – 4 Nov, 1907[Inference] 		Succeeded by
William H. H. Southerland

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hamersly. Living Officers 1898. p. 144.
  2. ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. pp. 142-143.
  3. ↑ Register of Officers, 1871. pp.38039.
  4. ↑ Register of Officers, 1878. pp. 34-35.
  5. ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. pp. 12-13.
  6. ↑ Register of Officers, 1899. p. 12.
  7. ↑ Register of Officers, 1901. pp. 14-15.
  8. ↑ Register of Officers, 1902. p. 14.
  9. ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 12.
  10. ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 12.
  11. ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. pp. 8-9.
  12. ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. pp. 142-143.
  13. ↑ Chicago Tribune"" 27 January, 1930 p. 32.
  14. ↑ Navy Directory 1 April, 1919 p. 208.
  15. ↑ Register of Officers, 1931. p. 444.
  16. ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 12.
  17. ↑ Register of Officers, 1899. p. 12.
  18. ↑ Register of Officers, 1902. p. 12.
  19. ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 12.
  20. ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 12.
  21. ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 8.

Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=William_Wirt_Kimball&oldid=320003"