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Revision as of 09:50, 16 September 2015
William Mayhew Folger ( – ) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Folger was appointed General Inspector of the new battleship U.S.S. Kearsarge on 11 February, 1899.[1] He would become her first captain when she was commissioned.
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George W. Coffin |
Captain of U.S.S. Quinnebaug 13 Apr, 1887[2] |
Succeeded by Charles Henry Davis |
| Preceded by Arthur P. Nazro |
Captain of U.S.S. New Orleans 18 Apr, 1898[3] – Feb, 1899[4] |
Succeeded by Charles S. Sperry |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Kearsarge 20 Feb, 1900 – May, 1901[5] |
Succeeded by Bowman H. McCalla |
| Preceded by Yates Stirling |
Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Fleet 23 Mar, 1905 |
Succeeded by Charles J. Train |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 8.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1887. p. 10.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. pp. 5, 67.
- ↑ Records of Living Officers (7th ed). pp. 102-3.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 8.
