Claim: Commander Frank Ragan King (born in Montevallo, Alabama) assumed command of the trawler USS Richard Bulkeley on July 7, 1919, during minesweeping operations in the North Sea; then on July 12, 1919, his ship struck a mine and went down in only seven minutes.
Evidence: Commander Frank Ragan King (October 15, 1884 – July 12, 1919) was an officer in the United States Navy who died while conducting minesweeping operations shortly after World War I. (1884-10-15)October 15, 1884
Montevallo, Alabama, U.S. King assumed command of the trawler USS Richard Bulkeley July 7, 1919, during minesweeping operations in the North Sea. On July 12, 1919, his ship struck a mine and went down in only seven minutes.