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Admiral Farragut: a stellar military career / Dingler, Nancy [468] [RETROSPECT-2001-468]
The name Farragut can certainly ring a bell; he was the oft-quoted person in history class who said, "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead." But, what connection does this larger-than-life figure from history have to do with Solano County? Admiral Farragut is the founder and was the commandant of the Mare Island Navy Yard.
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More than 500 ships were launched / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [156] [WAYITWAS-2003-156]
Mare Island Navy Yard, as it was called in its early years, was established in the fall of 1854 by Admiral David G. Farragut, then a commander in the U.S. Navy.
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After Mare Island stint, Farragut damned torpedoes / Delaplane, Kristin [255] [ECHOS-1995-255]
Information for this article came from the Mare Island Naval Ship yard historian's files and the Vacaville Heritage Council. Last of three parts Last week: Mare Island, officially declared a shipyard, sends help during a vigilante uprising in San Francisco. Plantings are established on the island as its future shape begins to take form.
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Cmdr. Farragut, Navy call Mare Island home / Delaplane, Kristin [254] [ECHOS-1995-254]
Last week: The discovery of Mare Island, how it got its name and finally being selected as the site of a West Coast Navy yard. Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council and Shipyard Historian's files. The day the Farragut party arrived at Mare Island - Sept. 16, 1854 - stands as the official date that the Navy took possession of the island with Commander David Glasgow Farragut in command to commence building the Navy Yard.
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Golden Bear II had a full and varied career / Bowen, Jerry [642] [WAYITWAS-2006-642]
A few months ago as I was driving along the Vallejo waterfront I noticed a rusting ship tied up along the Mare Island waterfront. I pondered what ship it was; what I discovered has led to this article.
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Earlier Days In August / Wichels, Ernest [813] [WICHELS-1964-813]
Vallejo and Mare Island share many August anniversaries. Not the least of these concern Admiral Farragut and his family. More about them later. Let's quickly review some of the other highlights-a few of these the present generation w ill remember; others were familiar to our great-grandfathers.
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Wrecks of seven Navy torpedo boats off Santa Barbara coast in heavy fog..
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