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Captain James Wilson King (1818–1905) was Chief Engineer of the US Navy.〔 During his career he held every position in the US Navy to which an engineer officer could be called.〔 He is chiefly remembered today for his 1880 book ''The Warships and Navies of the World''; "this was an important book to establish reliable contemporary information"〔(www.globalsecurity.org ''The New Navy''. )〕 and was republished by the US Naval Institute in 1982.〔(Selected Reference Books: Naval Ships in the Los Angeles Maritime Museum Research Library Collections )〕 ==Early life== King was born in 1818 in Maryland.〔(New York Times, ''Death list of a day; Capt James W King, 7 June 1905. )〕〔(www.archive.org ''Report of Chief Engineer J. W. King, United States navy, on European ships of war and their armament, naval administration and economy, marine constructions and appliances, dockyards, etc., etc (1877)'' )〕 He was appointed to the navy from Maryland,〔 as a third assistant engineer on 2 September 1844.〔(Naval Historical Center, ''Officers of the Continental and US Navy and Marine Corps 1775-1900 )〕 During the Mexican–American War King was attached to the paddle-frigate ''Mississippi'', and participated in the capture of all but one the towns on the Mexican coast taken by the navy.〔 During this time, King was promoted to second assistant engineer on 10 July 1847.〔 During his early career King served on all the first steamers belonging to the US Navy excepting the first ''Fulton''.〔 King was promoted to first assistant engineer on 13 September 1849,〔 and to chief engineer on 12 November 1852.〔 King was appointed government inspector of ocean mail steamers at New York in 1853.〔King, JW, ''The Warships and Navies of the World'', page v.〕 Then in 1858 he was appointed Chief Engineer at the New York navy-yard.〔 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「James Wilson King」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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