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William Wirt Kimball

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Years of service
  
1869–1910

Rank
  
Rear admiral

Name
  
William Kimball


William Wirt Kimball

Born
  
January 9, 1848 Paris, Maine (
1848-01-09
)

Died
  
January 26, 1930, Washington, D.C., United States

Education
  
United States Naval Academy

Service/branch
  
United States Navy

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Battles/wars
  
Spanish–American War

Battles and wars
  
Spanish–American War

William Wirt Kimball (January 9, 1848 – January 26, 1930) was a U.S. naval officer and an early pioneer in the development of submarines.

Biography

Kimball was born in Paris, Maine. In 1869 he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.

After serving on early navy torpedo boats, Kimball designed machine guns and armored cars, and switched to the development of submarines in the 1890s.

He commanded the Atlantic torpedo-boat fleet in the Spanish–American War.

In May 1906, he served as the first commander of the battleship New Jersey. In 1908, Kimball became rear admiral, and commanded expeditionary forces to Nicaragua in 1909. In 1910, he retired from active duty.

He died in Washington, D.C. on January 26, 1930, at the age of 82.

References

William Wirt Kimball Wikipedia