Albert Gleaves

Albert Gleaves

Infobox Military Person
name=Albert Gleaves
born= birth date|1858|1|1
died= death date and age|1937|1|6|1858|1|1
placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery


caption=Admiral Albert Gleaves (center)
nickname=
placeofbirth= Nashville, Tennessee
placeofdeath= Haverford, Pennsylvania
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Navy
serviceyears=1877-1921
rank= Admiral
unit=
commands=Asiatic Fleet USS Cushing
battles= Spanish-American War World War I
awards=
relations=
laterwork=author

Albert Gleaves (January 1, 1858 – January 6, 1937) was an admiral in the United States Navy, also notable as a naval historian.

Biography

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Gleaves graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1877. After serving on board "Hartford" and "Trenton", he was appointed an Ensign in 1881. Assigned to many ships and stations, he commanded "Cushing" during the Spanish-American War and later the battleship "North Dakota". Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1915, in World War I he commanded the Cruiser and Transport Force. For his outstanding contribution he was awarded the Army and Navy Distinguished Service Medals.

In 1919 he was promoted to Admiral and commanded the Asiatic Fleet. While serving at the Naval Ordnance Proving Ground, Admiral Gleaves made outstanding contributions in the field of gunnery and torpedoes. While carrying out some tests on torpedo steering devices he changed these weapons from instruments of luck into instruments of precision. The gear which he tested in "Gushing" provided the imprints which made the torpedo the "terrible weapon" of World War I.

In spite of a life of constant action in war and peace, he found time to write a biography of Captain James Lawrence; the "History of the Cruiser and Transport Force", and the "Life of an American Sailor, William Hensley Emory, Rear Admiral, USN". After a most distinguished career, he retired in 1921.

Admiral Gleaves died at Haverford, Pennsylvania, a few days after his 79th birthday.

He has been quoted as saying, "To seamen a ship becomes endowed with human virtues and faults; she ceases to be a mere inanimate thing."

Namesake

The destroyer USS "Gleaves" (DD-423) was named after him.

ee also

References

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External links

His memoirs, titled "The Admiral: the Memoirs of Albert Gleaves, Admiral, USN," was published in 1985 by Hope Publishing House, Pasadena, California (HOPE ISBN 0-932727-02-6).

Persondata
NAME= Gleaves, Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Navy admiral
DATE OF BIRTH= January 1, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH= Nashville, Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH= January 6, 1937
PLACE OF DEATH= Haverford, Pennsylvania


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