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BLOCKLINGER, Gottfried
BLOCKLINGER, Gottfried. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 23, 1847--Dubuque, IA, Apr. 18, 1930).
Naval Career:
Acting Midshipman, 22 July 1863
Appointed. from Iowa., and graduated. United States Naval Academy., 2 June 1868
Promoted to Ensign, April 19, 1869
Promoted to Master, July 12, 1870
Promoted to Lieutenant, April 2, 1874
Promoted to Lieutenant-Commander., May 21, 1895
Promoted to Commander, March, 3, 1899
Promoted to Captain., June 1, 1904
Promoted to Rear-admiral, October 30, 1908
Member Naval Examining and Retiring Boards, 1906-1909
Commands held:
USS Concord USS Alert USS Illinois
Blocklinger's achievements include in 1879 as a Lieutenant, commanding the survey of the Madeira River in the Amazon. He was a lieutenant on board the USS Baltimore (C-3) during the Baltimore Crisis of 1891. Blocklinger was the Executive Officer, on board the USS Charleston (C-2) during the capture of Guam to the United States during the Spanish American War in 1898.
Blocklinger cruised the world many times and was captain of the "Illinois" when his ship in the Asiatic fleet won the famous Prince Louis Battenburg Cup for the first time.
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Source:
Gottfried Blocklinger. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Blocklinger