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USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22)
USS ''Benjamin Stoddert'' (DDG-22), named for Benjamin Stoddert (1751–1813), Secretary of the Navy from 1798 to 1801, was a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer, ''Charles F. Adams''-class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy. Construction and career She was laid down by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Puget Sound Bridge and Dry Dock Company at Seattle, Washington (state), Washington on 11 June 1962, launched on 8 January 1963 and commissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 12 September 1964.Friedman, p. 587 1960s Over the next six weeks, ''Benjamin Stoddert'' fitted out at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, preparing for a series of weapon, sensor, and communication system tests. The guided-missile destroyer departed Bremerton for the first time on 7 November and, after brief stops at San Francisco and San Diego, arrived at Pearl Harbor to commence acceptance trials. Since she was primarily designed to provide long-range antiaircraft c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Stoddert
Benjamin Stoddert (1751 – 18 December 1813) was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from 1 May 1798 to 31 March 1801. Early life and education Stoddert was born in Charles County, Maryland in 1751, the son of Captain Thomas Stoddert. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and then worked as a merchant. He served as a captain in the Pennsylvania cavalry and later as secretary to the Continental Board of War during the American Revolutionary War. He was severely injured in the Battle of Brandywine and was subsequently released from active military service. In 1781, he married Rebecca Lowndes, daughter of Christopher Lowndes, a Maryland merchant, and they had eight children. They resided at the home of his father-in-law, Bostwick, located at Bladensburg, Maryland. Career In 1783, Stoddert established a tobacco export business in Georgetown, with business partners Uriah Forrest and John Murdock. After George Washington was elected President, he asked Stodde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
