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	17k	Charles Vernon Gridley was born 24 November 1844 in Logansport, Ind., and was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1860. Reporting for duty with his class in September 1863, Gridley joined the sloop-of-war Oneida with the West Gulf Blockading Squadron and distinguished himself with Farragut at the Battle of Mobile Bay 5 August 1864. Promoted to Lieutenant in 1867 and Commander in 1882, he spent the next 30 years at various stations around the world, including a tour as instructor at the Naval Academy. Captain Gridley took command of Olympia, Admiral Dewey's famous flagship, 27 April 1898, a post which he held despite failing health during the Battle of Manila Bay 1 May 1898. It was that morning that Dewey gave his famous command: "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley," immortalizing the doughty captain. After the destruction of the Spanish squadron and the capture of Manila, Gridley was obliged to leave his command because of his health, and died en route to the United States at Kobe, Japan, 25 May 1898.		Bill Gonyo
	65k	Undated, location unknown.		Barry Mathews
	49k	Undated, location unknown.		Barry Mathews
	90k	Undated, location unknown.		Sanford F. Delano
	49k	Undated, World War II era.		-
	136k	Official trials, Rockland, Me., May 11 1937 1:55pm, 7.77 knots North.		Ed Zajkowski
	143k	Official trials, Rockland, Me., May 11 1937 3:14pm, 14.18 knots North.		Ed Zajkowski
	142k	May 12 1937, Bethlehem Steel, Rockland, Me.		Ed Zajkowski

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CDR John Thomas Bottom Jr.    Jun 1938 - Jun 1939 (Later RADM)
CDR John Templar Evans    Jun 1939 - 1940
LCDR Edward Alva Solomons    1940 - 1941 (Later RADM)
CDR Stuart T. Hotchkiss    1941 - Aug 1942
LCDR Fred Russell Stickney    Aug 1942 - 1943
CDR Jesse Hogan Motes Jr.    1943 - Nov 1944
LCDR George Francis Dalton    Nov 1944 - Aug 1945