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- | John Henry Upshur was born on 5 December 1823 in Northampton County, Va. and was appointed a midshipman on 4 November 1841 and initially served at sea with the Mediterranean Squadron. During the war with Mexico, Upshur was assigned to St. Mary's as that brig participated in operations against Tampico. He also served ashore with the naval battery during the attacks against Vera Cruz in March 1847. In the years preceding the Civil War, Upshur carried out assignments in the Mediterranean, the West Indian, and the African Squadrons. He also performed brief tours of duty at the Naval Academy and at the Washington Navy Yard as an ordnance officer. From 1853 to 1856, Upshur served in Supply during Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry's expeditions to Japan which opened that nation to the west. During the Civil War, Upshur participated in the capture of the Southern forts at Hatteras Inlet which opened the Carolina sounds to Union forces. He was executive officer of Wabash during the expedition which wrested Port Royal, S.C., from Confederate hands. Later on, he served in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron during operations against Charleston. He returned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron in time for the abortive joint expedition against Fort Fisher late in December 1864. He was also in the expedition which finally carried the Southern works guarding Wilmington in mid-January 1865. After the Civil War, Upshur served in a succession of sea and shore billets, culminating in his service as commander of the Pacific Squadron from 1882 to 1884. Rear Admiral Upshur retired in 1885 and died in Washington, D.C., on 30 May 1917. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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97k | 1918, location unknown. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Bill Gonyo | |
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97k | 1918, location unknown. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Bill Gonyo | |
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119k | USS Upshur (DD-144) Officers and Crew pose beside their ship, circa late 1918. Note the liferaft alongside Upshur's forward superstructure, and the 3"/23 anti-aircraft gun alongside her forward smokestack. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, 1972. | Paul Rebold | |
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108k | Thirteenth Destroyer Division Officers & Crews on board their ships in San Diego Harbor, California, 6 December 1919. Signalmen are sending semaphore messages from atop the ships' bridges. Panoramic photograph by O.A. Tunnell, Masonic Temple Building, San Diego. Ships present are (from left to right): Upshur (Destroyer # 144), Greer (Destroyer # 145), Elliot (Destroyer # 146), Aaron Ward (Destroyer # 132), Buchanan (Destroyer # 131) and Philip (Destroyer # 76). Donation of Captain W.D. Puleston, USN (Retired), 1965. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
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88k | Circa 1920, location unknown. | Jim Flynn | |
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108k | Shanghai, China 1921 from the Frederick Wood collection. | Stanley Svec | |
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47k | USS Upshur (DD-144) photographed during the 1930s. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Paul Rebold | |
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100k | Photo #: NH 45263, USS Upshur (DD-144) in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, circa 1931. The heavy cruiser in the background is one of the flagship version of the Northampton class, either Chicago (CA-29), Houston (CA-30) or Augusta (CA-31). The boat in the far right foreground is from USS Northampton (CA-26). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Paul Rebold | |
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102k | USS Upshur (DD-144) In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, circa 1931-1932. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
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69k | Photo #: NH 47002, USS Upshur (DD-144) and USS Tarbell (DD-142) tied up in port, during the later 1930s. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Paul Rebold | |
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92k | Circa 1934-1935, location unknown. | Tim Rizzuto | |
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250k | Crew photo March 23, 1935 in San Diego, LCDR Porter C.O. | Tim Rizzuto | |
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80k | USS Upshur (DD-144) Photographed circa 1940-1941. Note the degaussing cables installed externally on her hull, just below the main deck level. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
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96k | April 12 1945, U.S. Navy Yard S.C.. | Jim Flynn | |
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