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29k | Capt. Edward R. McCall, born in 1790 in South Carolina, was appointed midshipman 1 January 1808. Appointed acting lieutenant in brig Enterprise 16 October 1811, he took command of his ship during her action with HMS Boxer 5 September 1813, early in which Enterprise’s captain, Lt. William Burrows, was mortally wounded. In acknowledgment of his victory over Boxer, McCall received the thanks of Congress and a gold medal. Promoted to captain 3 March 1835, he died at his home in Bordentown, N.J., 1 August 1853. | Bill Gonyo | ||
122k | Undated postcard. | Bob Seidle | ||
82k | Undated, location unknown. | Bob Seidle | ||
128k | Undated, location unknown. Great view of the torpedoes of the period. | Bob Seidle | ||
191k | Undated, location unknown. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Divisiion. Photo # LC-DIG-ggbain-08958. | Tom Kermen | ||
USS McCall (DD-28) and USS Sterett (DD-27) with one unidentified destroyer in drydock at New York Navy Yard, December 18 1913. | Mike Mohl | |||
122k | USS McCall (Destroyer # 28). Refueling from USS Maumee (Fuel Ship # 14) in an Atlantic gale during World War I escort operations, 22 September 1917. Collection of Hubert C. Rickert, courtesy of Daniel Rickert, 1981. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Photo #: NH 46464-A. | Robert Hurst | ||
55k | Photo #: NH 106354. USS Powhatan (ID # 3013) crane removing one of the ship's six-inch guns, at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, April 1919. The tug alongside Powhatan is Sebago (Harbor Tug # 23). USS McCall (Destroyer # 28) is in the middle distance. Photograph from the collection of Robert H. Helm, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Helm, 2008. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. | Tony Cowart | ||
38k | On Coast Guard service during the Prohibition Era, from the Official Coast Guard Website. | Mike Green | ||
131k | On Coast Guard Service, January 15 1928, returning to Boston after rescuing the crew of fishing boat GASPE off Nantucket. Leslie Jones Collection, Boston Public Library. | Ed Zajkowski | ||
144k | As above. Leslie Jones Collection, Boston Public Library. | Ed Zajkowski |
LCDR John Thomas Tomkins Jan 23 1911 - Jun 10 1911 LCDR Arthur MacArthur III Jun 10 1911 - Apr 11 1912 LT Hugo Wilson Osterhaus Apr 11 1912 - Jun 27 1913 (Later ADM) LT George Patton Brown Jun 27 1913 - Aug 14 1914 LT Leigh Morrison Stewart Aug 14 1914 - Jun 9 1917 LT Fred Thomas Berry Jun 9 1917 - Dec 1 1918 LCDR Edward Kingsbury Lang Dec 1 1918 - Jan 30 1919 LCDR Frank Edwin Preston Uberroth Jan 30 1919 - Jun 26 1919 LCDR Louis Emil Denfeld Jun 26 1919 - Dec 12 1919 (Later ADM) Under Coast Guard command LCDR Fred A. Nichols (USCG) Jun 1925 - Jun 1926 (Later RADM) LCDR John Elliott Whitbeck (USCG) Jun 1926 - Nov 1927 (Later COMO) LCDR Joseph Francis Farley (USCG) Mar 1928 - 1928 (Later ADM)
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