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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 , and 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 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albert S. Barker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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