Benjamin Tappan

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Benjamin Tappan ( – ) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

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Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter C. Cowles
Captain of U.S.S. Petrel
19 Oct, 1903[1] – 5 May, 1904[2][Inference]
Succeeded by
Francis H. Sherman
Preceded by
James T. Smith
Captain of U.S.S. Tacoma
2 Jan, 1906[3] – 22 Dec, 1907[4][Inference]
Succeeded by
John Hood
Preceded by
Alfred A. Pratt
Captain of U.S.S. Newport
c. early 1906[5]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Lucien Young
Captain, Navy Yard, Mare Island
14 Dec, 1909[6] – after 1 Jan, 1911[7]
Succeeded by
Frank M. Bennett
Preceded by
Seth M. Ackley
as Commandant, Naval Station, Cavite
Commandant, Naval Station, Olongapo and Cavite
15 Mar, 1913[8] – after 1 Jan, 1915[9]
Succeeded by
Edward Simpson
as Commandant, Naval Station, Cavite

Footnotes

  1. Register of Officers, 1904. p. 18.
  2. Register of Officers, 1905. p. 18.
  3. Register of Officers, 1907. p. 14.
  4. Register of Officers, 1908. p. 14.
  5. Register of Officers, 1906. p. 14.
  6. Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
  7. Register of Officers, 1911. p. 8.
  8. Register of Officers, 1915. p. 8.
  9. Register of Officers, 1915. p. 8.