Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Medal |
Catalog Number |
1914.12.9 |
Maker |
Morgan |
Date |
1907 |
Material(s) |
brass |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 W-3.125 inches |
Description |
This is a medallion commemorating the Great White Fleet. The piece is a brass rectangle with rounded top. The obverse has relief of President Theodore Roosevelt and reads "Theodore Roosevelt President of the United States." The reverse has an image of Columbia holding an atlas and overseeing three ships at sea. It reads "Hampton Roads Dec 16, 1907, Departure of United States Atlantic Fleet on Cruise Around the World." |
Notes |
Owned by Rear Admiral Lucien Young (1852-1912). Born in Lexington, Lucien was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1869, graduating in 1873. While serving on the USS Alaska in July 1873, he saved the life of a shipman who had fallen overboard. Commissioned as Ensign in July 1874, he was commended for his conduct during the loss of the USS Huron in November 1877, advancing to the rank of Master. During the late 1870s and early 1880s, Young served in several ships and had shore duty in Washington, D.C. Promoted to Lieutenant in 1884, between then and early 1898 he served in the steam sloop Shenandoah, had two tours of duty with the cruiser Boston and one each on the cruiser Detroit and gunboats Yorktown and Alert. Among his service ashore during this time were assignments at the Torpedo Station and Naval war College, both at Newport, Rhode Island, and at the Office of Naval Records and Library in Washington, D.C. During and after the Spanish-American War, Lieutenant Young commanded the converted yacht Hist and the transport Resolute. In 1899-1901, while a Lieutenant Commander, he was Commandant of the Naval Station at Havana, Cuba. In 1902-1905, following promotion to Commander, he was lighthouse inspector at Chicago, Illinois, and Commanding Officer of the cruiser Montgomery and gunboat Bennington. After the latter's terrible boiler explosion in July 1905, Young was assigned to the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, until the end of 1909. He became a Captain in 1906 and, in 1910, attained Flag rank. Rear Admiral Young was Commandant of the Pensacola Navy Yard in 1910-1911 and of the Key West Naval Station in 1911-1912. Young died in New York in 1912. The destroyer Young (DD-580), of 1943-1970, was named in honor of Rear Admiral Lucien Young. Donated by Mary Belle Parker Young (Mrs. Lucien Young). Historical information provided by the Naval History and Heritage Command. |
Media Links |
Biographical information for Admiral Lucien Young |
Collection |
Mrs. Lucien Young Collection |
People |
Morgan Lucien Young |
Subjects |
Naval operations Diplomacy |
Search Terms |
Navy Great White Fleet |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |