Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . , 1869; monitor Terror, November 25, 1869,to November 26, 1870; Wachusett, European Station,to June I, 1871, to June 25, 1873; Torpedo Station,. REAR ADMIRAL ALBERT S. BARKERUNITED STATES NAVY 13 September i, 1S73, to Jul}- 13, 1S74; while tlierefired shells with dynamite from 24-pound howitzers,using the ordinary powder cartridge, being the firstone to fire d_vnaniite in shells on this continent, as faras known; temporar} duty as executive of Intrepid,July 13, 1S74, to September 15, 1874; Naval Acad-enu, September 15, 1874
Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . , 1869; monitor Terror, November 25, 1869,to November 26, 1870; Wachusett, European Station,to June I, 1871, to June 25, 1873; Torpedo Station,. REAR ADMIRAL ALBERT S. BARKERUNITED STATES NAVY 13 September i, 1S73, to Jul}- 13, 1S74; while tlierefired shells with dynamite from 24-pound howitzers,using the ordinary powder cartridge, being the firstone to fire d_vnaniite in shells on this continent, as faras known; temporar} duty as executive of Intrepid,July 13, 1S74, to September 15, 1874; Naval Acad-enu, September 15, 1874, to February 20, 1876,when was ordered to command the Palos, AsiaticStation; remained on her one year, when receivedorders to return home for examination for promotion,but was detained at Yokohama, Japan, to take com-mand of the U. S. S. Alert, and while in that vesselcruised among the islands in the vicinit} of NewGuinea and Dampier Straits, in search of a sripposedshipwrecked crew; skirted and examined man} islands,found the object of search and returned to China viaAmboj-na, Ternate and the Philippine Islands;reached home, October, 1S77. Commissioned as com-mander, March 28, 1877; Torpedo Station, summer
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