Benjamin F. Isherwood

Military Person

1822 – 1915

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Who was Benjamin F. Isherwood?

Benjamin Franklin Isherwood 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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Born
Oct 6, 1822
New York City
Also known as
  • Benjamin Isherwood
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • New York City
Died
Jun 19, 1915
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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