The 1st Navy Admiral...

[Mary, Proud Mom of Nick]

On July 25, 1866 , David Farragut was appointed the nation’s first admiral.

Farragut was born July 5, 1801, at Camp­bell’s Station, near Knoxville, Tenn. He entered the Navy as a midshipman at age 9 and first saw combat at age 11.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Farragut had a difficult decision to make. He was born in Tennessee, raised in Louisiana, and lived in Virginia, yet he felt more devoted to the coun­try he had served for more than five decades.
He decided to join the Union.
Farragut was in command of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron aboard the sloop of war Hartford when he took the port of New Orleans in April 1862 during a decisive Civil War bat­tle, according to Naval History and Heritage Command.
On Aug. 5, 1864, he won the Battle of Mobile Bay — during which he famously uttered “Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!” — passing through heavy minefields as well as heavy opposition batteries in Forts Morgan and Gaines to defeat the Confederate squadron. Farragut became a national hero, and the newly restored union created the rank of admiral for him.
He died Aug. 14, 1870.
Five ships have borne the name Farragut: a torpedo boat commissioned in 1899; a Clem­son-class destroyer commissioned in 1920; a 1,365-ton destroyer commissioned in 1934; a ship commissioned in 1960 that was first a frigate, then a destroyer; and a destroyer com­missioned in 2006.



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David Farragut, the Navy’s first admiral, began his military career at age 9.

[CCR]

I love this. I bought 3 books in San Diego.
The Navy in San Diego
North Island
and I think aviation in San Diego which I loaned to my dad as I left Conroe. He will be reading all 3 eventually since they are chock full of pictures.
Remember Mary when I bought the RTC book in Great Lakes at the museum west of Great Lakes? It chronicles recruit training command from the inception.

[Mary, Proud Mom of Nick]

Nice, we should look on Ebay for some old books. When we met MCPON West recently, his son is a diver and thoughtful Ellen brought him an old book on Navy divers that he truly appreciated.