Charleston Navy Yard
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The Charleston Navy Yard was a U.S. Navy shipyard located in Charleston, South Carolina that commenced operations in 1901.
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Shipbuilding
| Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
| U.S.S. S.C. 106 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold |
| U.S.S. S.C. 107 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold |
| U.S.S. S.C. 108 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold |
| U.S.S. S.C. 109 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold |
| U.S.S. S.C. 110 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold |
| U.S.S. S.C. 111 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold |
| U.S.S. S.C. 112 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold |
| U.S.S. S.C. 113 | submarine chaser | 1917 | Sold |
| U.S.S. Asheville | gunboat | 4 Jul, 1918 | Sunk 1 Mar, 1942 |
| U.S.S. Tillman | destroyer | 7 Jul, 1919 | Broken up 1945 |
| U.S.S. Tulsa | gunboat | 25 Aug, 1922 | Sold Oct, 1946 |
Among other ships, the yard built destroyers for the U.S. Navy starting with the U.S.S. Tillman, completed in 1921.
Commandants
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Edwin Longnecker, 14 June, 1903[1] – 1 September, 1904[Inference]
- Captain Robert M. Berry, 1 September, 1904[2] (also Commandant 6th Naval District)
- Captain John A. H. Nickels, 15 November, 1905[3]
- Captain George L. Dyer, 5 April, 1906[4]
- Rear Admiral James D. Adams, 2 January, 1909[5] – 15 April, 1910[Inference] (also Commandant, Sixth Naval District)
- Rear Admiral Charles E. Fox, 15 April, 1910[6] – 12 October, 1911[7][8][Inference] (also Commandant, Sixth Naval District)
- Rear Admiral James M. Helm, 12 October, 1911[9] – after 1 January, 1913[10] (also Commandant, Sixth Naval District)
- Rear Admiral John R. Edwards, 2 October, 1914[11] – after 1 January, 1915[12]
- Captain Benjamin C. Bryan, 8 July, 1915[13]
- Rear Admiral Edwin A. Anderson, 28 November, 1918[14]
Aides to Commandant
Dates of appointment given:
- Lieutenant James W. Hayward, 8 December, 1914[15]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Walter L. Heiberg, 17 August, 1914[16]
Captains of the Yard
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Albert L. Key, 26 September, 1910[17] – 26 October, 1911[18][19] (and in command of Texas)
- Commander Armistead Rust, 26 October, 1911[20] – after 1 January, 1912[21] (and in command of Baltimore)
- Commander Warren J. Terhune, 25 November, 1913[22] (and in command of U.S.S. Hartford)
Engineer Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Lieutenant Commander Willis G. Mitchell, 4 January, 1910[23] – 5 July, 1913[24][25][Inference]
- Lieutenant Commander William T. Tarrant, 5 July, 1913[26]
- Lieutenant Halford R. Greenlee, 16 June, 1916[27]
Ordnance Officers
Dates of appointment given:
Equipment Officers
Dates of appointment given:
Inspection Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Commander Noble E. Irwin, 28 December, 1911[28] – after 1 January, 1912[29]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 30.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 44.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 26.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 22.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 18.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 30.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 16.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 16.
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