. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . Cravenwas a thoroughgoing sailor, and aRear Admiral Thomas Tingey Craven, U. S. N. more efficient commandant of mid-shijimen cannot be imagined. To this day he is regarded in the service as thehighest authoiity on seamanship. It was an inspiring sight to witness ?nithwhat ease he could handle a ship. Benjamin, in his history of the NavalAcademy, styles him Arch-seaman of the navy. To Craven is due the system of practice cruises at the Naval commanded the first vessel that took such a cruise, and the mid
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . Cravenwas a thoroughgoing sailor, and aRear Admiral Thomas Tingey Craven, U. S. N. more efficient commandant of mid-shijimen cannot be imagined. To this day he is regarded in the service as thehighest authoiity on seamanship. It was an inspiring sight to witness ?nithwhat ease he could handle a ship. Benjamin, in his history of the NavalAcademy, styles him Arch-seaman of the navy. To Craven is due the system of practice cruises at the Naval commanded the first vessel that took such a cruise, and the midshipmenlearned to regard him as a model of a sailor. Having commanded the Con-gress, of the European Squadron, during 1856-58, he returned to the NavalAcademy for a brief season in 1859. At the outbreak of the war for the Union, he was assigned to the commandof the Potomac Flotilla. After a short service there, he took command of theBrooklyn. He was one of the ranking captains in Farraguts attack uponthe forts below New Orleans. Here his conduct in taking the fire of both. SKETCHES OF ACADEMY CADETS. 89 forts, and withstamling the attack of the ram Manassas, was a splendidexhibition of tactics and valor. The Brooklyn sustained a greater loss inkilled and wounded than any other vessel. Midshipman Anderson was killedat the captains side. Craven stood at the forward edge of the poop, his handson a ratline, and did not once move therefrom during the action. 1 had thegood fortune through the war, says Captain John R. Bartlett (then a midship-man on the BrooJdyn) to serve with many brave commanders, but I havenever met in the service, or out of it, a man of such consummate coolness,such perfect apparent indifference to danger, as Admii-al Craven. Farraguttaking Craven^ by both hands after the victory had been won, exclaimed,You and your noble ship have been the salvation of my squadron. Youwere in a complete blaze of fire, so much so that I thought your ship wasInu-ning up. I never s
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