Benjamin F. Isherwood
United States Navy admiral
Died when: 92 years 256 days (1112 months)Star Sign: Libra
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Benjamin Franklin Isherwood (October 6, 1822 – June 19, 1915) was an engineering officer in the United States Navy during the early days of steam-powered warships.
He served as a ship's engineer during the Mexican–American War, and after the war did experimental work with steam propulsion.
Rising to the rank of rear admiral, as Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy during the Civil War, he helped to found the Navy's Bureau of Steam Engineering.
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