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1911 PRESENTED TO REAR ADMIRAL W.C. COWLES ARTILLERY SHELL
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ARTILLERY SHELL LAMP - PRESENTATION
TO REAR ADMIRAL : WALTER CLEVELAND COWLES 1853 / 1917
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SHELL
USED IN FIRING
SALUTE TO FLAG
REAR ADMIRAL
W. C. COWLES U.S.N.
FEB. 13 1911
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HAWAII CONTECTION
Commandant, Naval Station, Hawaii { PERAL HARBOR }
13 Dec, 1910 – 24 Mar, 1913
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Walter Cleveland Cowles (July 11, 1853 – November 27, 1917)
was an admiral in the United States Navy.
He served as commander in chief of the U.S.
Pacific Fleet and commander in chief of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet
Born in Connecticut, Cowles entered the U.S. Naval Academy at the age of sixteen
graduating in 1873. As captain of the battleship USS Kentucky,
he sailed around the world with the Great White Fleet in 1908–1909.
He commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet from 1913 to 1914
and the U.S. Asiatic Fleet from 1914 to 1915.
In March 1915, Cowles became one of the first full admirals in the history of the U.S. Navy
Cowles retired in August 1915. He died in Redlands, California, on November 27, 1917.
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SHELL HIGHT: 12" - TOTAL HIGHT WITH SHADE 19"
BASE DIAMETER: 3"
BASE OF SHELL
W.N.Y. - WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DATED: 10-1904 6-PDr - 6 pounder - 57mm e.c.p. { anchor } s.p.f. - edward conway pendleton - simon peter fullinwider
W.C. COWLES MADE REAR ADMIRAL - 1911
$1250.00 / OFFER / TRADE