Edward Latimer Beach

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Captain Edward Latimer Beach, Sr. (30 June, 1867 – 20 December, 1943) served in the United States Navy. His son, Edward Latimer Beach, Jr. would become a celebrated submariner

Life & Career

See Also

Bibliography

  • Beach, Edward L. Sr. with Beach, Edward L. Jr. (2003). From Annapolis to Scapa Flow: The Autobiography of Edward L. Beach, Sr. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George E. Burd
Engineer Officer, Navy Yard, Boston
23 May, 1910[1] – 1913[2][3]
Succeeded by
Yancey S. Williams
Preceded by
Richard M. Hughes
Captain of U.S.S. Washington
3 Sep, 1913[4] – after 1 Jan, 1916[5]
Succeeded by
John R. Y. Blakely
Preceded by
Benton C. Decker
Captain of U.S.S. Tennessee
29 Jan, 1916[6] – 29 Aug, 1916[7]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Charles F. Hughes
Captain of U.S.S. New York
25 Sep, 1918[8]
Succeeded by
William V. Pratt
Preceded by
Frank M. Bennett
Commandant, Navy Yard, Mare Island
30 Jan, 1919[9]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Register of Officers, 1911. p. 14.
  2. Register of Officers, 1913. p. 14.
  3. Register of Officers, 1914. p. 22.
  4. Register of Officers, 1915. p. 12.
  5. Register of Officers, 1916. p. 12.
  6. Beach. pp. 24-25.
  7. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 24.
  8. Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 14-15.
  9. Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 12-13.