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Bancroft Gherardi (November 10, 1832 – December 10, 1903) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. ==Biography== Gherardi was born in Jackson, Louisiana, the son of Donato Gherardi (c.1800-1851), a political refugee from Italy, and Jane Putnam Bancroft (1798-1843), sister of renowned historian George Bancroft.〔Vincent A. Lapomarda, in ''The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia, ed. Salvatore LaGumina (New York: Garland, 2000), p.262.〕 He was appointed Acting Midshipman June 26, 1846 and served on the during the Mexican–American War. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1851 and graduated the next year. Ordered to the , he cruised the Mediterranean, and after promotion to Lieutenant in 1855 he was ordered to the . At the outbreak of the American Civil War he served in the steam sloop and later became the executive officer of the in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. He commanded the gunboats and , and was commended for his conduct in the Battle of Mobile Bay under Admiral David Farragut on August 5, 1864. In later years he commanded receiving ships and , and was present at the bombardment of Alexandria, Egypt, in 1882. He served as President of the Naval Examining Board, as Governor of the Philadelphia Naval Asylum, and as Commandant of the New York Navy Yard. He was promoted to Rear Admiral on August 25, 1887. In 1893 he was made Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Review Fleet on the Hudson River and then Commandant of the New York Navy Yard. He retired on November 10, 1894 and died at his home in Stratford, Connecticut, on December 10, 1903. The destroyer , launched in 1942, was named in his honor. Electrical engineer Bancroft Gherardi, Jr. was his son; Assemblyman Gherardi Davis (1858–1941) was his nephew. 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「Bancroft Gherardi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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