Belknap, George E. (George Eugene), 1832-1903

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Birth 1832-01-22
Death 1903-04-07
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U.S. Navy officer.

From the description of George E. Belknap card, ca. 1881. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522741

Rear Admiral George Belknap graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1854. He played an important part in the Civil War, including the attack on Fort Fischer. He served as commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard, the Mare Island Navy Yard and commander-in-chief of the Asiatic Station, 1889-1892. He retired in 1894 but continued to serve on various naval boards.

From the description of Postcard, October 25, 1884. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 706825561

From the description of Letter, October 12, 1895. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 740461877

From the description of Letter, September 8, 1868. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 740458393

Naval officer.

From the description of George E. Belknap papers, 1857-1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82548610

Biographical Note

1832, Jan. 22 Born, Newport, N.H. 1847 Appointed midshipman 1847 1850 Duty in USS Porpoise, Africa Squadron 1850 1853 Duty in USS Raritan, Pacific Squadron 1853 1854 Attended United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1854 1855 Duty in USS Falmouth 1856 1858 Duty in USS Portsmouth, Asiatic Squadron 1859 1861 Duty in USS St. Louis, Home Squadron 1861 Married Ellen D. Reed 1861 1862 Duty in USS Huron, South Atlantic Blockade Squadron 1863 1864 Duty in USS Seneca, North Atlantic Blockade Squadron 1864 1865 Commanded USS Canonicus, North Atlantic Squadron 1865 1867 Duty in USS Shenandoah, Asiatic Squadron 1866 Married Frances Georgiana Prescott 1867 1868 Commanded USS Hartford, Asiatic Squadron 1868 1869 Duty at New York Naval Rendezvous 1869 1872 Duty in Boston Navy Yard 1872 1874 Commanded USS Tuscarora, Africa Squadron 1874 Duty as a hydrographic inspector 1875 1881 Commanded Pensacola Navy Yard 1881 1883 Commanded USS Alaska, Pacific Squadron 1883 Commanded Norfolk Navy Yard 1883 1884 President, Naval Torpedo Board 1885 Promoted to commodore 1885 1886 Superintendent, Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. 1886 1889 Commanded Mare Island Navy Yard 1889 Promoted to rear admiral 1889 1892 Commanded Naval Forces, Asiatic Station 1892 1894 President, Naval Board of Inspection 1893 Naval representative, Chicago World’s Fair, Chicago, Ill. 1894 Retired from the navy 1898 Recalled to active duty as President of the Naval Coaling Board 1903, Apr. 7 Died, Key West, Fla.

From the guide to the George E. Belknap Papers, 1857-1903, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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  • Genealogy
  • Hydrography
  • Inventors
  • Oceanography
  • Sea stories

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  • Naval officers

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Newport (N.H.) (as recorded)

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