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| 59k | Benjamin F. Isherwood was born in New York City 6 October 1822, and was appointed First Assistant Engineer in the Navy 23 May 1844, During the Mexican War, he served in Princeton and later was senior engineer of Spitfire. While on a cruise of more than 3 years on the Asiatic Station, Isherwood served as Chief Engineer of the steam frigate San Jacinto. Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy, and so important were his services considered that the Bureau of Steam Engineering was created under his direction. He was a pioneer in the production of fast cruisers, producing this class against strong opposition. Following a tour of European dockyards, he became president of the Experimental Board under the Bureau of Steam Engineering until his retirement 6 October 1884. He died in New York City 19 June 1915. Digital ID: cwpb 05850, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. | Bill Gonyo |
USS Isherwood (DD-284)
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| 35k | Undated, location unknown. | Joe Radigan |
| 136k | Undated, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker |
| 78k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.) |
| 529k | Undated, location unknown (probably Norfolk). Cruiser Memphis (CL-13) is moored at right. From the collection of CWO4 Cecil Wood USMC. | Donald Wood |
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268k | USS Isherwood (Destroyer No. 284) alongside tender Black Hawk, probably in Cuban waters during spring 1920. | Dave Wright |
| 145k | Underway off Washington, D.C., while on a Naval Reserve cruise in May 1925. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker/Robert Hurst |
| 74k | USS Isherwood (DD-284) underway in Belfast Harbor, Northern Ireland August 2, 1926. Source: Imperial War Museum Belfast Telegraph Collection, Photo No. © IWM (HU 111347). | Mike Green |
