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| 153k | Alexander Colden Rhind, born in New York City 31 October 1821, was appointed midshipman, 3 September 1838. He served with the Home Squadron off the coast of Mexico and with both the South and North Atlantic Blockading Squadrons during the Civil War. He was ordered to command Crusader, 14 December 1861; and, while commanding her, earned the thanks of Congress for the capture and destruction of Confederate works commanding the South Edisto, Dawho, and Pon-Pon Rivers, in April 1862. A year later, he participated in the attacks on Charleston's defenses as commanding officer of Keokuk. During the attack on 7 April 1863, Keokuk was struck 90 times, suffering 19 holes at or near her waterline. Retiring, she was kept afloat until the following morning, by which time the crew had been taken off. Later, after commanding Paul Jones and Wabash, he assumed command of Agawam, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 23 October 1863, and earned praise from Rear Adm. Samuel Lee for the "gallantry and endurance displayed" by himself and his crew during an engagement with three batteries at Deep Bottom, 13 August 1864. In December 1864 he was detailed to command the powder boat Louisiana, which was towed by Wilderness to a point 250 yards off Fort Fisher. There Commander Rhind and his crew set the fuzes and started a fire before escaping to Wilderness. The blast from the explosion, although loud, did little damage and 2 days later Rhind returned to close proximity to the fort to plant a marker buoy as near to the fort as possible to allow the fleet to bombard Fort Fisher at close range. For his feats he was commended by Admiral Porter and recommended for promotion. Rear Admiral Rhind died at New York, 8 November 1897. Photo #: NH 61929. USS Agawam (1864-1867), some of the ship's officers relaxing on deck, while she was serving on the James River, Virginia, in the summer of 1864. They are (from left to right): Assistant Paymaster H. Melville Hanna; Commander Alexander C. Rhind, Commanding Officer; Assistant Surgeon Herman P. Babcock; and Lieutenant George Dewey. Note awning overhead, and windsail rigged for ventilation of the spaces below decks. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Bill Gonyo | |
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| 93k | Undated, location unknown. | David Buell | |
| 47k | Circa 1940, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
| 65k | Off Philadelphia Navy Yard on June 5 1940. | Robert Hurst | |
| 24k | Circa 1942, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
| 110k | Photo #: 80-G-302260. USS Rhind (DD-404) operating in the Atlantic, off the U.S. East Coast, on 19 January 1945. Photographed from an aircraft belonging to squadron VJ-15. Rhind is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 3D. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Tracy White | |
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