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73k | John Robert Monaghan was born on 26 March 1873 in Chawelah, Wash. He was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from the state of Washington on 7 September 1891. Classmates wrote "I've got a drop of the Irish blood in me mesilf," as a nod to his ancestry, and he played baseball at the Academy, on both the class teams (1892, 1893 and 1894), and on the Academy (1892 and 1894), playing right field during the 1894 season. He graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1895. After service in monitor Monadnock and Alert he was assigned to the cruiser Philadelphia, flagship of the Pacific Station. During a combined American and British reconnaissance near Apia, Samoa, on 1 April 1899, the American detachment, from Philadelphia, under the command of Lt. Philip V. Lansdale, came under fire from hostile Samoans "which it was impossible to withstand."During the ensuing retreat, Lansdale fell, wounded, as he attempted to cover the retreat with a machine gun. Monaghan seized a rifle "from a disabled man [to make] a brave defense." The Samoans rushed them. Ensign Monaghan, one observer later wrote, "stood steadfast by his wounded superior and friend; one rifle against many -- one brave man against a score of savages. He knew he was doomed. He could not yield. He died in heroic performance of duty..." Photo #: NH 47734. Ensign John R. Monaghan, USN contemporary photograph of an 1897 vintage artwork portrait. Ensign Monaghan was killed in action at Samoa on 1 April 1899. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart/Robert M. Cieri |
Monaghan (Destroyer No. 32)
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51k | USS Monaghan (Destroyer No. 32) photographed prior to World War I by Waterman.
Naval History & Heritage C=ommand photo NH 95195, courtesy of Jack L. Howland, 1983. | Tony Cowart |
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47k | Undated World War I image in camouflage, location unknown. From http://www.naval-history.net/ | Robert Hurst |
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179k | Ship's sponsor, Miss Eleanor Monaghan. Newspaper clipping from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, 19 February 1911. | Mike Mohl |
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58k | Ship's sponsor, Miss Eleanor Monaghan. Newspaper clipping from The Tacoma Times, 22 February 1911. | Mike Mohl |
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58k | USS Monaghan (Destroyer No. 32) at anchor, circa 1912. Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 50126 | Paul Rebold |
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45k | Destroyers at Dry Tortugas coaling station, Florida, 15 March 1914. Members of the Second Division, US Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla, these ships are (from left to right): USS Monaghan (Destroyer No. 32); USS Sterett (Destroyer No. 27); and (perhaps) USS Terry (Destroyer No. 25). This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer No. 34) crewmember, which was another member of the division. Navla History & Heritage Command photo NH 99855, courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart |
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94k | Sailors in waders tending a Martin Model S tractor seaplane, with USS Monaghan (Destroyer No. 32) moored in the backgorund circa 1916.
Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 2244 | Robert Hurst |
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73k | USS Scoter (SP-20) passing USS L-1 (Submarine No. 40) while underway, probably in 1916. USS L-4 (Submarine No. 42) and USS Monaghan (Destroyer No. 32) are in the background.
Navla History & Heritage Command photo NH 65071 | Robert Hurst |
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52k | RPPC of L-1 (Submarine No. 40) and Monaghan (Destroyer No. 32) with small craft in the foreground, probably in Hampton Roads, circa 1916. | Dave Wright |
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155k | RPPC of Monaghan (Destroyer No. 32), probably just before World War One. | Dave Wright |
 USCGC Monaghan (CG-15)
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116k | USCGC Monaghan (CG-15), USCGC Roe (CG-18), USCGC McDougal (CG-6) and USCGC Ammen (CG-8) at New York Navy Yard, 20 October 1926. | Robert Hurst |
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48k | On Coast Guard service during the Prohibition Era, from the Official Coast Guard Website. | Mike Green |
