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− | The '''Charleston Navy Yard''' was | + | The '''Charleston Navy Yard''' was a [[U.S. Navy]] shipyard located in Charleston, South Carolina that commenced operations in 1901. |
==Shipbuilding== | ==Shipbuilding== | ||
+ | <div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
+ | {|border=1 | ||
+ | |'''Ship'''||'''Type'''||'''Launched'''||'''Fate''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |{{US-SC106|f=p}}||submarine chaser||1917||Sold 10 Nov, 1921 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |{{US-SC107|f=p}}||submarine chaser||1917||Sold 24 Jun, 1921 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |{{US-SC108|f=p}}||submarine chaser||1917||Transferred 18 Sep, 1919 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |{{US-SC109|f=p}}||submarine chaser||1917||Sold 24 Jun, 1921 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |{{US-SC110|f=p}}||submarine chaser||1917||Sold 24 Jun, 1921 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |{{US-SC111|f=p}}||submarine chaser||1917||Sold 24 Jun, 1921 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |{{US-SC112|f=p}}||submarine chaser||1917||Sold 24 Jun, 1921 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |{{US-SC113|f=p}}||submarine chaser||1917||Sold 24 Jun, 1921 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |{{US-Asheville|f=p}}||gunboat||4 Jul, 1918||Sunk 1 Mar, 1942 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |{{US-Tillman|f=p}}||destroyer||7 Jul, 1919||Broken up 1945 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |{{US-Tulsa|f=p}}||gunboat||25 Aug, 1922||Sold Oct, 1946 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
+ | Among other ships, the yard built destroyers for the [[U.S. Navy]] starting with the {{US-Tillman|f=p}}, completed in 1921. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Commandants== | ||
+ | Dates of appointment given: | ||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeCom otitle="Commandant, Navy Yard, Charleston" nat="US"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Edwin Longnecker|nick=Edwin Longnecker|appt=14 June, 1903{{USOfficerReg1904|p. 8}}|end=1 September, 1904{{INF}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Robert Mallory Berry|nick=Robert M. Berry|appt=1 September, 1904{{USOfficerReg1905|p. 8}}|note=also [[6th Naval District|Commandant 6th Naval District]]}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=John Augustine Heard Nickels|nick=John A. H. Nickels|appt=15 November, 1905{{USOfficerReg1906|p. 10}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=George Leland Dyer|nick=George L. Dyer|appt=5 April, 1906{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 6}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=James Dexter Adams|nick=James D. Adams|appt=2 January, 1909{{USOfficerReg1909|p. 6}}|note=also Commandant, [[Sixth Naval District]]|end=15 April, 1910{{INF}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Charles Eben Fox|nick=Charles E. Fox|appt=15 April, 1910{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 6}}|end=12 October, 1911{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 6}}{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 8}}{{INF}}|note=also Commandant, [[Sixth Naval District]]}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=James Meredith Helm|nick=James M. Helm|appt=12 October, 1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 8}}|end=after 1 January, 1913{{USOfficerReg1913|p. 8}}|note=also Commandant, [[Sixth Naval District]]}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=John Richard Edwards|nick=John R. Edwards|appt=2 October, 1914{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 8}}|end=after 1 January, 1915{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 8}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Benjamin Chambers Bryan|nick=Benjamin C. Bryan|appt=8 July, 1915{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 12-13}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Edwin Alexander Anderson|nick=Edwin A. Anderson|appt=28 November, 1918{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 10-11}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Albert Parker Niblack|nick=Albert Parker Niblack|appt=before 1 January, 1923{{USOfficerReg1923|pp. 10-11}}|end=|note=and as [[Commandant of Sixth Naval District]]}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=William Henry Allen|nick=William H. Allen|appt=7 March, 1938{{USOfficerReg1938|pp. 16-17}}|end=1 July, 1942{{USOfficerReg1942|pp. 578, 724}}|note=and as Commandant of [[Sixth Naval District]], [[Seventh Naval District]] and (until 1941) [[Eighth Naval District]]}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCom> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Aides to Commandant== | ||
+ | Dates of appointment given: | ||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeACom otitle="Aide to Commandant, Navy Yard, Charleston" multi="true" nat="US"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=James Waldemar Hayward|nick=James W. Hayward|appt=8 December, 1914{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 30}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=Walter LeRoy Heiberg|nick=Walter L. Heiberg|appt=17 August, 1914{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 44}}}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeACom> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Captains of the Yard== | ||
+ | Dates of appointment given: | ||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeCap otitle="Captain, Navy Yard, Charleston" nat="US"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Andrew Gill|nick=William A. Gill|appt=5 May, 1909<ref>''The State'' (Columbia, SC) 5 May, 1909 p. 8.</ref>|end=|note=and in command of {{US-1Texas}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Albert Lenoir Key|nick=Albert L. Key|appt=26 September, 1910{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 12}}|end=26 October, 1911{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 12}}{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 14}}|note=and in command of {{US-1Texas}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Armistead Rust|nick=Armistead Rust|appt=26 October, 1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 14}}|end=after 1 January, 1912{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 14}}|note=and in command of {{US-Baltimore}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Warren Jay Terhune|nick=Warren J. Terhune|appt=25 November, 1913{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 14}}|note=and in command of {{US-Hartford|f=p}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William Henry Allen|nick=William H. Allen|appt=15 June, 1925{{USOfficerReg1927|p. 16}}|end=before 22 June, 1927}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=William Ancrum|nick=William Ancrum|appt=22 June, 1927{{USOfficerReg1928|pp. 16-17}}|end=June, 1929}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=John Strong Abbott|nick=John S. Abbott|appt=28 December, 1935{{USOfficerReg1936|pp. 18-19}}|end=after 7 March, 1939<ref>''Times and Democrat'' (Orangeburg, SC) 7 March 1939 p. 2.</ref>}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCap> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Engineer Officers== | ||
+ | Dates of appointment given: | ||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeEng otitle="Engineer Officer, Navy Yard, Charleston" nat="US"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Willis Gemmill Mitchell|nick=Willis G. Mitchell|appt=4 January, 1910{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 26}}|end=5 July, 1913{{USOfficerReg1913|p. 22}}{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 18}}{{INF}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=William Theodore Tarrant|nick=William T. Tarrant|appt=5 July, 1913{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 18}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Halford Robert Greenlee|nick=Halford R. Greenlee|appt=16 June, 1916{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 30}}}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeEng> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Ordnance Officers== | ||
+ | Dates of appointment given: | ||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeOrd otitle="Ordnance Officer, Navy Yard, Charleston" nat="US"> | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeOrd> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Equipment Officers== | ||
+ | Dates of appointment given: | ||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeEq otitle="Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, Charleston" nat="US"> | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeEq> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Inspection Officers== | ||
+ | Dates of appointment given: | ||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeInsp otitle="Inspection Officer, Navy Yard, Charleston" nat="US"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Noble Edward Irwin|nick=Noble E. Irwin|appt=28 December, 1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 16}}|end=after 1 January, 1912{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 16}}}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeInsp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Manager== | ||
+ | Dates of appointment given: | ||
+ | <div name=fredbot:officeMan otitle="Manager, Navy Yard, Charleston" nat="US"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Alfred Walton Atkins|nick=Alfred W. Atkins|appt=9 January, 1929{{USOfficerReg1930|pp. 22-23}}|end=January, 1932{{USOfficerReg1933|pp. 26-27}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=William Cook Owen|nick=William C. Owen|appt=February, 1932|end=29 August, 1932<ref>''Oakland Tribune'' 1 September, 1932 p. 14.</ref><ref>''San Pedro News-Pilot'' 30 August, 1932 p. 1.</ref>|note=Died while in this position}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeMan> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 7 April 2022
The Charleston Navy Yard was a U.S. Navy shipyard located in Charleston, South Carolina that commenced operations in 1901.
Shipbuilding
Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
U.S.S. S.C. 106 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 10 Nov, 1921 |
U.S.S. S.C. 107 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
U.S.S. S.C. 108 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Transferred 18 Sep, 1919 |
U.S.S. S.C. 109 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
U.S.S. S.C. 110 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
U.S.S. S.C. 111 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
U.S.S. S.C. 112 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
U.S.S. S.C. 113 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold 24 Jun, 1921 |
U.S.S. Asheville | gunboat | 4 Jul, 1918 | Sunk 1 Mar, 1942 |
U.S.S. Tillman | destroyer | 7 Jul, 1919 | Broken up 1945 |
U.S.S. Tulsa | gunboat | 25 Aug, 1922 | Sold Oct, 1946 |
Among other ships, the yard built destroyers for the U.S. Navy starting with the U.S.S. Tillman, completed in 1921.
Commandants
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Edwin Longnecker, 14 June, 1903[1] – 1 September, 1904[Inference]
- Captain Robert M. Berry, 1 September, 1904[2] (also Commandant 6th Naval District)
- Captain John A. H. Nickels, 15 November, 1905[3]
- Captain George L. Dyer, 5 April, 1906[4]
- Rear Admiral James D. Adams, 2 January, 1909[5] – 15 April, 1910[Inference] (also Commandant, Sixth Naval District)
- Rear Admiral Charles E. Fox, 15 April, 1910[6] – 12 October, 1911[7][8][Inference] (also Commandant, Sixth Naval District)
- Rear Admiral James M. Helm, 12 October, 1911[9] – after 1 January, 1913[10] (also Commandant, Sixth Naval District)
- Rear Admiral John R. Edwards, 2 October, 1914[11] – after 1 January, 1915[12]
- Rear Admiral Benjamin C. Bryan, 8 July, 1915[13]
- Rear Admiral Edwin A. Anderson, 28 November, 1918[14]
- Rear Admiral Albert Parker Niblack, before 1 January, 1923[15] (and as Commandant of Sixth Naval District)
- Rear Admiral William H. Allen, 7 March, 1938[16] – 1 July, 1942[17] (and as Commandant of Sixth Naval District, Seventh Naval District and (until 1941) Eighth Naval District)
Aides to Commandant
Dates of appointment given:
- Lieutenant James W. Hayward, 8 December, 1914[18]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Walter L. Heiberg, 17 August, 1914[19]
Captains of the Yard
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander William A. Gill, 5 May, 1909[20] (and in command of Texas)
- Commander Albert L. Key, 26 September, 1910[21] – 26 October, 1911[22][23] (and in command of Texas)
- Commander Armistead Rust, 26 October, 1911[24] – after 1 January, 1912[25] (and in command of Baltimore)
- Commander Warren J. Terhune, 25 November, 1913[26] (and in command of U.S.S. Hartford)
- Captain William H. Allen, 15 June, 1925[27] – before 22 June, 1927
- Captain William Ancrum, 22 June, 1927[28] – June, 1929
- Captain John S. Abbott, 28 December, 1935[29] – after 7 March, 1939[30]
Engineer Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Lieutenant Commander Willis G. Mitchell, 4 January, 1910[31] – 5 July, 1913[32][33][Inference]
- Lieutenant Commander William T. Tarrant, 5 July, 1913[34]
- Lieutenant Halford R. Greenlee, 16 June, 1916[35]
Ordnance Officers
Dates of appointment given:
Equipment Officers
Dates of appointment given:
Inspection Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Noble E. Irwin, 28 December, 1911[36] – after 1 January, 1912[37]
Manager
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Alfred W. Atkins, 9 January, 1929[38] – January, 1932[39]
- Commander William C. Owen, February, 1932 – 29 August, 1932[40][41] (Died while in this position)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1923. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1938. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1942. pp. 578, 724.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 30.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 44.
- ↑ The State (Columbia, SC) 5 May, 1909 p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1927. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1936. pp. 18-19.
- ↑ Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) 7 March 1939 p. 2.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 26.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 22.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 30.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1930. pp. 22-23.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1933. pp. 26-27.
- ↑ Oakland Tribune 1 September, 1932 p. 14.
- ↑ San Pedro News-Pilot 30 August, 1932 p. 1.
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