Albert S. Barker

Albert Smith Barker
Albert Smith Barker in 1900
Born	March 31, 1845 Hanson, Massachusetts
Died	January 30, 1916(1916-01-30) (aged 70) Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1859–1905
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	USS Newark C-in-C, North Atlantic Fleet USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4) USS Enterprise (1874) Oregon (BB-3) Commandant New York Navy Yard
Battles/wars	American Civil War Spanish–American War

Albert Smith Barker (March 31, 1845 – January 30, 1916) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War.

Biography

Born in Hanson, Massachusetts, Barker graduated from the Naval Academy in 1862. He served aboard the Mississippi, Monongahela and Niagara during the Civil War.

In July 1883, Albert Barker was commander of the screw-sloop USS Enterprise while on the East Coast of Africa at Zanzibar. He wrote a report on the "Trade of Zanzibar" of imports and exports for the years 1882–83. The trade of the port principally being with the United States, England, Germany, and France. Many vessels from these countries were employed in this trade process with America, such as the British man-of-war HMS London stationed at Zanzibar as a store ship.

During the Spanish–American War he commanded the battleship USS Oregon and participated in the bombardment of Santiago on July 1, 1898. He was Commander-in-Chief of the North Atlantic Fleet from 1903 to 1905.

Rear Admiral Barker died January 30, 1916 at Washington, D.C.

Namesake

The destroyer USS Barker (DD-213) was named for him.

Gallery

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Barker as a Lieutenant, 1864

Dates of Rank

United States Naval Academy Midshipman – Class of 1862

Ensign	Lieutenant	Lieutenant Commander	Commander	Captain
O-1	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6
1862	February 22, 1864	July 25, 1866	March 28, 1877	May 5, 1892

Commodore	Rear Admiral
O-7	O-8
1899	October 10,1905

Barker never held the rank of LTJG (O-2) due to it not being created until later years. As well, Commodore is the modern day equivalent to Rear Admiral (lower half) and Rear Admiral then is equivalent to today's Rear Admiral (Upper Half).

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Reports from the Consul of the United States on the Commerce, Manufactures, Etc. of their consular districts. No. 31-July 1883. Published by the department of state, according to act of congress.