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USAJMP Capt. A. M. Wetherill

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
Junior Mine Planter:
  • Laid down, circa 1906-07 for the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department by T. S. Marvel Shipbuilding Co., Newburgh, N.Y.
  • Launched about June 1907
  • Named in honor of Capt. Alexander M. Wetherill, 6th Infantry, killed 1 July 1898 at the battle of San Juan Hill, Cuba
  • Accepted for service by the Quartermaster Department in August 1907
  • Stationed at Fort Washington, MD, as of January 1919 , and assigned to the Coast Defenses of the Potomac
  • Typically docked at the Fort Washington pier
  • Sold 28 June 1923 at Norfolk, VA., renamed as the tug H.M. Hoodless
  • Final Disposition, ran aground 17 January 1929 at Smith Jetty, Georgetown, S.C., declared a total loss and dropped off the list of US Merchant Vessels
    Specifications:
    Displacement 128 t.
    Length 80'
    Beam 20'
    Draft 10'
    Speed unknown
    Armament unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Fuel Capacities unknown
    Propulsion unknown
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    Capt. A. M. Wetherill
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    Namesake
    Alexander Macomb Wetherill was born 23 May 1845 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Served in the US Coast Survey and in a volunteer regiment during the Civil War, appointed a Second Lieutenant in the 6th Infantry 9 May 1867, First Lieutenant, 28 April 1875, Regimental Quartermaster 1 March 1887 to 3 January 1890, Captain, 3 January 1890. he was killed leading the charge up San Juan Hill. His entire career was spent in the Sixth, mostly at frontier posts in the Indian Wars    		 David Wright
    Capt. A. M. Wetherill 284k USAJMP Capt. A. M. Wetherill under way, date and location unknown  
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    Capt. A. M. Wetherill
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    The history for USAJMP Capt. A. M. Wetherill is from US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 Vol. 2
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Alexander Macomb Wetherill, Sr. - Arlington National Cemetery
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