The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-12
NEW DESTROYERS
NAMED FOR HEROES
Thatcher, Palmer, Lamberton, Tattual
and Kennison Latest Additions
to Navy.

WASHINGTON. March ll.-Secretary
/ Daniels has announced that he has given
the names Of Thatcher, Palmer, Lamber-
/ ton. Tattnall and kennison to five more
/ # the new destroyers of the navy. The
/ Thatcher is in honor Of Rear Admiral
! Henry Knox Thatcher. who in lS62-63
1 commanded the Constellation in the Medi-
/ tarrancan, watching for Confederate cruis-
cr7s. and in ls64-65 commanded the Colo
RADIO and u division OF the North Atlantic
/ hockading squadron in the attacks or
( Fort Fisher. Later he co-operated with
the army in the operations that resulted
in the surrender of Mobile.
| The Palmer is named for Rear Admiral
James Shedden Palmer, who took part in
the attack on Quallah, Battoo, and
Mushie. Island of Sumatra, and com
manded the Fhrt in the blockade Of
/ Mexican ports during the war with Mex
/ leo. He commanded the Iroquois at the
! beginning of the civil war, and in May,
/ 1862, joined the West Gulf blockading
| squadron and took part i'll engagements
at Baton Rouge, Grand Gulf, Natchez
and the passage of the Nicksburg bat
terles. He was Farragut 8 commander
on the Hartford when he ran the bat
teries at Port Hudson in March, 1863.
The Lamberton IS named after Rear
Admiral Benjamin z. Lamberton, who
was Admiral Dewey's Chief of Staff at
the battle OF Manila Bay, and was ad-
vanced seven numbers for conspicuous
conduct in battle. He commanded the
Olympia, Dewey's flagship, from May
., 1898, to Nov s. 1899, when he was or
Gered home
The Tattnall is named after Captain
Josiah Iattnall, who served in the Sea
!. mans Battery on Craney Island in the
War OF 1872, and with force OF navy
yard workmen took part in the battle OF
HIadensburg During the Algerine wal
he participated III the engagements OF
; Dccatur's squadron and in 1924 served
On the Jackal, one Of Porter's MOSQUITO
icet, IN the suppression of piracy in tn,
West Indies. In 1928 as First Lieutenant
IN the sloop Erie, In West Indian waters
/ he cut out the Spanish cruiser Federal
which had contiscated American prope1t,
: At sea.
In 1892, in command OF the schoone
Grampus, he captured the Mexican wa
, schooner Nontezuma for I Illegal act
against an American vessel, receiving
letters OF thanks and silver servic
irom merchants OF Vera Cruz and Ne,
Orleans. He commanded the mosauit
division in the war with Mexico, leadin
4 in the attack on forts at Tuxpan. wher
he was severely wounded The State q
\ Georgia gave him a vote Of thanks an
4 e sword On Oct 10, 1857, he was al
4 pointed flag officer of the Asiatic station
4 Finding China at war with the Englis
| and French fleets, he joined them at Pc
1 lao. Shortly before an engagement h
y flagship grounded and was towed off b
= the English boats THIS service was take
81, justification for subsequent acti,
- participation in the attack on the Chimes
to In explanation Of his violation OF neut1a
H. ty, TattnJll exclaimed, Blood is thick,
- thar IT. Z I7''TrTsC r+7Tr 5CCaTnc III
~ toric
81. The kcnnison is named for Acting VC
rs unteer Lieutenant William w Kenniso
-' who was commended for gallant condu
NJ % the action between the CumberlaI
ice and the Confederate ironclad Merrimac