Bancroft Gherardi farewell address 1894
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New York Naval Shipyard
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The origins of the Brooklyn Navy Yard (officially known as the New York Naval Shipyard) date to 1801, when the United States Navy acquired what had previously been a small, privately owned shipyard in order to construct naval vessels. By the time the Department of Defense ceased shipbuilding activities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1966, 88 vessels had been manufactured at the facility. In 1967, the Brooklyn Navy Yard was acquired by the City of New York and was converted for private commercial u...
Gherardi, Bancroft, 1832-1903
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Bancroft Gherardi (1832-1903 was born in Louisiana. He entered the United States Naval Academy in 1852, was appointed Commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1884. From the guide to the Bancroft Gherardi farewell address, 1894, (Brooklyn Historical Society) Commander of Brooklyn Navy Yard and rear admiral. From the description of Farewell address, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155449772 Naval officer. From the description of Correspond...
United States. Navy
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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...
