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DESTROYER ARCHIVE |
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| 29k | Capt. Edward R. McCall, born in 1790 in South Carolina, was appointed midshipman 1 January 1808. Appointed acting lieutenant in brig Enterprise 16 October 1811, he took command of his ship during her action with HMS Boxer 5 September 1813, early in which Enterprise’s captain, Lt. William Burrows, was mortally wounded. In acknowledgment of his victory over Boxer, McCall received the thanks of Congress and a gold medal. Promoted to captain 3 March 1835, he died at his home in Bordentown, N.J., 1 August 1853. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 122k | Undated postcard. | Bob Seidle | |
| 82k | Undated, location unknown. | Bob Seidle | |
| 128k | Undated, location unknown. Great view of the torpedoes of the period. | Bob Seidle | |
| 191k | Undated, location unknown. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Divisiion. Photo # LC-DIG-ggbain-08958. | Tom Kermen | |
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41k | Photo #: NH 56651, USS Burrows (Destroyer # 29) fitting out at the New York Shipbuilding Company shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 1910. USS McCall (Destroyer # 28) is also present. Both ships had been launched in June 1910. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
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55k | Photo #: NH 106354. USS Powhatan (ID # 3013) crane removing one of the ship's six-inch guns, at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, April 1919. The tug alongside Powhatan is Sebago (Harbor Tug # 23). USS McCall (Destroyer # 28) is in the middle distance. Photograph from the collection of Robert H. Helm, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Helm, 2008. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
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38k | On Coast Guard service during the Prohibition Era, from the Official Coast Guard Website. | Mike Green | |
LCDR John Thomas Tomkins Jan 23 1911 - ? LCDR Arthur MacArthur Jr. ? 1911 - 1912 LT Hugo Wilson Osterhaus Jr. 1912 - ? LT George Patton Brown Jun 27 1913 - ? LT George Armstrong Custer ? LT Fred Thomas Berry ?
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