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65k | Stephen C. Rowan, born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1805, came to the United States at the age of 10 and lived in Piqua, Ohio. Appointed midshipman in the U.S. Navy on 1 February 1826, he took an active role in the Mexican War, serving as executive officer of Cyane during the capture of Monterey on 7 July 1846 and in the occupation of both San Diego and Los Angeles. Captain of the steam-sloop Pawnee at the outbreak of the Civil War, he made gallant attempts to relieve Fort Sumter and to burn the Norfolk Navy Yard. In the fall of 1861, he assisted in the capture of the forts at Hatteras Inlet; then, taking command of a flotilla in the North Carolina sounds, he cooperated in the capture of Roanoke Island in February 1862. Promoted to captain for gallantry, he then supported the capture of Elizabeth City, Edenton, and New Bern. During the summer of 1863, he commanded New Ironsides on blockade duty off Charleston and the following August assumed command of Federal forces in the North Carolina sounds. Commissioned rear admiral on 25 July 1866, Rowan served as Commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard until 1867, when he assumed command of the Asiatic Squadron. Returning in 1870, he was appointed vice admiral in August of that year and served as Commandant of the New York Navy Yard from 1872 to 1876, as Governor of the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia in 1881, and as Superintendent of the Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., from 1882 until his retirement in 1889. Vice Admiral Rowan died in Washington, D.C., on 31 March 1890. Photo #: NH 46114-A. Captain Stephen C. Rowan, USN, photographed circa 1862. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph | Bill Gonyo |
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88k | Undated, location unknown. Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Collection Photo No. UA 569.01. | Mike Green |
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54k | Circa 1916-1917, location unknown. | Jim Flynn |
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47k | Photo #: NH 103481, USS Rowan running trials, circa 22 July 1916. Note the ship's very dirty paintwork and incomplete condition, with weights installed in place of her guns. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart |
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55k | Photo #: NH 41754, USS Rowan underway at low speed during trials, 22 July 1916. Note the incomplete condition of the ship, with no guns or torpedo tubes installed and very dirty paintwork. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart |
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61k | Photo #: NH 83126, USS Rowan escorting a convoy in November 1917. The photo title: "The Flying Zebra" reflects her camouflage scheme. Collection of Chief Warrant Officer J.B. Dofflemeyer, 1972. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart |
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35k | Photo #: NH 103485, USS Rowan underway while escorting a convoy, November 1917. The photo title, "The Flying Zebra", is a reference to her camouflage scheme. Collection of Chief Warrant Officer J.B. Dofflemeyer, 1972. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart |
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51k | Photo #: NH 103486, USS Rowan meeting a convoy in November 1917. Note her camouflage scheme. Collection of Chief Warrant Officer J.B. Dofflemeyer, 1972. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart |
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90k | Photo #: NH 83125, Convoy at sea, November 1917. The troopship Madawaska (ID # 3011) is at right, and USS Rowan (Destroyer # 64) is at left. Collection of Chief Warrant Officer J.B. Dofflemeyer, 1972. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart |
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60k | Photo #: NH 100432, USS Rowan in European waters, 1918. Her camouflage scheme is an extensive modification of that seen in November 1917. Courtesy of Ted Stone, 1985. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart |
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96k | USS Rowan at Philadelphia Navy Yard in Spring 1919. NHC photo 98604-D. | Gerd Matthes |
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73k | Rowan underway, circa 1919-1920. | Dave Wright |
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73k | Circa early 1920's. | Marc Piché |
