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	84k	James Edward Jouett was born near Lexington, Ky., 7 February 1826 and was appointed Midshipman 10 September 1841. He served on the African coast in Decatur with Mathew C. Perry and in John Adams during the Mexican War. At the beginning of the Civil War, Jouett was captured by Confederates at Pensacola but was soon paroled. He then joined the blockading forces off Galveston, distinguishing himself during the night of 7 to 8 November 1861 in the capture and destruction of Confederate schooner Royal Yacht. Jouett later commanded Montgomery and R. R. Cuyler on blockading duty and in September 1863 took command of Metacomet. In the Battle of Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864, his ship was lashed to Admiral Farragut's flagship Hartford as the gallant ships entered the bay. Monitor Tecumseh was sunk by an underwater "torpedo", but the ships steamed boldly on, inspired By Farragut's famous command: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead." Metacomet was sent after two Confederate gunboats, and in a short chase Jouett riddled Gaines and captured Selma. Jouett had various commands ashore and afloat after the Civil War, taking command of the North Atlantic Squadron in 1884. In 1889 he commanded a naval force which forced the opening of the isthmus of Panama, threatened by insurrection. Rear Admiral Jouett retired in 1890 and lived for most of his remaining years at "The Anchorage," near Sandy Springs, Md. He died 30 September 1902. Photo from the “Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Officers of the Army and Navy” (1905).		Bill Gonyo
	15k	Undated, location unknown.		USN
	58k	Photo #: 111-SC-7062, USS Jouett (Destroyer # 41) anchored in the Hudson River off New York City, during the October 1912 Naval Review. USS Rhode Island (Battleship # 17) is in the left background. Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.		Paul Rebold
	125k	Newspaper "Evening Ledger" photo of the USS Paulding (DD-22), USS Ammen (DD-35) and USS Jouett (DD-41) at Philadelphia Navy Yard dated February 3 1917.		Mike Mohl
	86k	Destroyers in port, circa 1914. The ship in the center foreground, with four equally-spaced smokestacks, is USS Macdonough (Destroyer # 9), which was assigned to the Reserve Torpedo Division, Newport, Rhode Island, on 1 January 1914. Alongside her starboard side (in left center) is USS Worden (Destroyer # 16), assigned at that time to the Reserve Torpedo Division, Annapolis, Maryland. The unidentified destroyer at far left is a member of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla, as shown by the numeral 2 on her middle smokestack. Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981. Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 99868.		Mike Green
	155k	USS Arkansas (Battleship # 33), A young woman visitor sighting one of the ship's 5"/51 guns, in New York Harbor, 23 April 1919. Note the small sub-caliber spotting rifle atop the gun barrel; splinter matresses hung over the gun; and door with porthole in the lower right. In the background are USS Jouett (Destroyer # 41), at left, and USS Meredith (Destroyer # 165). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #: NH 46317.		Robert Hurst
	168k	Circa 1924-1930 on Coast Guard service. (L-R) USS Jouett (CG-13) ex DD-41, USS Paulding (CG-17) ex DD-22 and USS Beale (CG-9) ex DD-40. Leslie Jones Collection, Boston Public Library.		Ed Zajkowski
	282k	October 14 1928 on Coast Guard service in drydock in Boston. Leslie Jones Collection, Boston Public Library.		Ed Zajkowski
	126k	On Coast Guard Service September 1930 at Boston, USS Wainwright (CG-24), USS Jouett (CG-13) and USS Conyngham (CG-2). Jouett had just rammed the pier. Leslie Jones Collection, Boston Public Library.		Ed Zajkowski
	199k	On Coast Guard Service September 1930 at Boston, USS Jouett (CG-13) and USS Conyngham (CG-2). Jouett had just rammed the pier. Leslie Jones Collection, Boston Public Library.		Ed Zajkowski

LCDR William Pigott Cronan    May 24 1912 - Jan 12 1914
LT Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum Jr.    Jan 12 1914 - Apr 27 1914 (Later RADM)
LT Halsey Powell    Apr 27 1914 - Sep 6 1914
LT Isaac Foote Dortch    Sep 6 1914 - Jun 7 1916
LT Randall Jacobs    Jun 7 1916 - Jun 14 1918 (Later RADM)
LCDR John Kelvey Richards Jr.    Jun 14 1918 - Sep 14 1919  
LCDR Roger Warde Paine    Sep 14 1919 - Nov 24 1919<
Under Coast Guard command
LCDR Louis L. Bennett (USCG)    Apr 28 1924 - ? (Later COMO)
LCDR William J. Keester (USCG)    May 1926 - Nov 1926 (Later RADM)

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