Photo #: NH 45980
USS Monocacy (1866-1903)
Ship's officers pose on deck, probably in early 1897.
Those present (as identified by the donor) are,
Seated, left to right:
Paymaster Thomas J. Cowie;
Lieutenant John M. Robinson;
Engineer William A. Mintzer (?: **);
Standing, left to right:
Passed Assistant Engineer Edward H. Scribner;
Lieutenant Corwin P. Rees;
Commander Oscar W. Farenholt;
Lieutenant Commander William A. Morgan (?: **);
Paymaster Arthur Burtis (?: **);
Lieutenant James M. Miller (?: **); and
Passed Assistant Surgeon Norman Blackwood.
Collection of Rear Admiral Ammen Farenholt, USN(MC), 1931.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Note: Officers marked (?: **) do not appear to have
served in Monocacy with Commander Farenholt. Some of them
had left the service by the time this photograph was taken. |
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Photo #: NH 45981
USS Monocacy (1866-1903)
Ship's officers on deck, in early 1897. The photograph was taken
by See Tay, Tientsin, China.
The tall man in right center is Commander Oscar W. Farenholt,
Monocacy's Commanding Officer.
Collection of Rear Admiral Ammen Farenholt, USN(MC), 1931.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 43810
Lieutenant Richard G. Davenport, USN
Sheet from Davenport's annotated diary, covering the period 2
March - 11 December 1878, when he served in USS Monocacy
as the Asiatic Station's Flag Aid and Fleet Signal Officer. It
also features a photograph of Monocacy and rosters of
officers of the Asiatic Station Staff (in left and right columns)
and of the ship (in left column).
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Davenport Collection.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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