Henry Erben
Henry Erben | |
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United States of America | |
| Service/ |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1848–1894, 1898 |
| Rank |  Rear admiral |
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| Battles/wars | American Civil War Spanish–American War |
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Henry Erben (5 September 1832 – 23 October 1909) was a
Biography
Erben was born in New York City,[1] and he entered the Navy as a midshipman on 17 June 1848.[1] He graduated from the United States Naval Academy and was promoted to passed midshipman on 12 June 1855,[2] to master on 16 September 1855,[2] and to lieutenant on 27 December 1856.[2]
At the outbreak of the Civil War he was serving aboard the store ship
He commanded the ill-fated monitor
Erben was promoted to commander on 6 May 1868, and to captain on 1 November 1879.
Promoted to commodore on 3 April 1892,
Rear Admiral Erben retired on 6 September 1894,[2] but returned to active duty between April and July 1898[7] when he was placed in command of the Patrol Fleet, which guarded the coast of the United States from Galveston, Texas, to Bar Harbor, Maine, during the Spanish–American War.[1] Erben was based at New York City, while his command consisted primarily of eight old iron monitors stationed at various ports.[8]
Rear Admiral Erben died in New York City in 1909.[1]
Namesake
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Erben (DD-631) (1943–1958) was named in his honor.[1]
Family
His father, also named Henry Erben (born in New York City in 1800; died there in 1884), was an
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f "USS Erben". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "US Navy Officers: 1775–1900 (E)". Naval Historical Center. 2006. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "First Captured U.S. 33 Star Flag, Pensacola, Florida". Zaricor Flag collection. 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Downey, Brian (2013). "Lt.Cdr. Henry Erben". Antietam on the Web. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion: West Gulf Blockading Squadron (1865–1866). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1908. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Saluting NY Reform School Ship as SUNY Maritime College Ancestor?". New York Correction History Society. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Svonavec, Stephen (2013). "Flag Assignments 1890–1900". fleetorganization.com. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Hayes, Mark L. (23 March 1998). "War Plans and Preparations and Their Impact on U.S. Naval Operations in the Spanish–American War". Early History Branch, Naval Historical Center. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Henry Erben". Organ Historical Society. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ Erben, Peter. New York: D. Appleton. 1900.
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- Bibliography
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
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