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  • Benjamin F. Isherwood
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  • Benjamin Franklin Isherwood (October 6, 1822 – June 19, 1915) was an engineering officer in the United States Navy during the early days of steam-powered warships. He served as a ship's engineer during the Mexican–American War, and after the war did experimental work with steam propulsion. Rising to the rank of rear admiral, as Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy during the Civil War, he helped to found the Navy's Bureau of Steam Engineering.
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serviceyears
  • 1844
Birth Date
  • 1822-10-06
Branch
  • Union Navy
death place
  • New York City
Name
  • Benjamin Franklin Isherwood
Caption
  • 1860.0
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • New York City
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death date
  • 1915-06-19
Rank
  • 35
Image size
  • 300
Battles
  • *
Before
  • New establishment
Years
  • 1862
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  • Benjamin Franklin Isherwood (October 6, 1822 – June 19, 1915) was an engineering officer in the United States Navy during the early days of steam-powered warships. He served as a ship's engineer during the Mexican–American War, and after the war did experimental work with steam propulsion. Rising to the rank of rear admiral, as Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy during the Civil War, he helped to found the Navy's Bureau of Steam Engineering.
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