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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.  
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during  
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
The list is in chronological order.
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Wickes Class Destroyer<br/>
Wickes Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid November 10 1917 - Launched May 11 1918<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 10 November 1917 - Launched 11 May 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BREESE Destroyer No. 122'''<br/>
<li>'''USS BREESE Destroyer No. 122'''</br>
Commissioned October 23 1918<br/><br/>
Commissioned 23 October 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BREESE DD-122'''<br/>
<li>'''USS BREESE DD-122'''</li>
Designated (DD) July 17 1920 <br/>
Designated (DD) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 17 June 1922<br/><br/>
Decommissioned June 17 1922<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BREESE DM-18'''</li>
<li>'''USS BREESE DM-18'''<br/>
Reclassified Stribling Class Light Minelayer (DM) 5 January 1930 <br/>  
Reclassified Stribling Class Light Minelayer (DM) January 5 1930 <br/>  
Recommissioned 1 June 1931 - Decommissioned 12 November 1937<br/>
Recommissioned June 1 1931 - Decommissioned November 12 1937<br/>
Recommissioned 25 September 1939 - Decommissioned 15 January 1946<br/><br/>
Recommissioned September 25 1939 - Decommissioned January 15 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 7 February 1946 <br/>
Stricken February 7 1946 <br/>
Sold 16 May 1946 and broken up for scrap
Sold May 16 1946 and broken up for scrap
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
[[Image:Breese_DM18_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
Captain Kidder R. Breese, USN
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS BREESE DM-18_Covers_Page_1 | Breese Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1932-34)</li>
<li>[[USS BREESE DM-18_Covers_Page_1 | USS Breese DM-18 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1932-1934)</li>
<li>[[USS BREESE DM-18_Covers_Page_2 | Breese Covers Page 2]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1935-41)</li>
<li>[[USS BREESE DM-18_Covers_Page_2 | USS Breese DM-18 Covers Page 2]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1935-1946)</li>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning October 23 1918 to June 17 1922</h4>
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<h4>2nd Commissioning June 1 1931 to November 12 1937</h4>
<h4>2nd Commissioning 1 June 1931 to 12 November 1937</h4>
 
'''USS BREESE DM-18'''
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"PEARL HARBOR /<br/>OAHU T.H."
Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"PEARL HARBOR /<br/>HAWAII"
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1933-11-30
1933-06-01
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Breese_DM18_19330601_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Breese_DM18_19331130_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Breese_DM18_19330601_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DM-18<br/>Thanksgiving Day
2nd Anniversary of Recommissioning. Rubber stamp cachet, signed by NMC [[Cachet_Maker_Matt_Murphey_ | Matt Murphey]]. From the Nancy DeLux collection.
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"HONOLULU /<br/>HAWAII"
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1932-11-22
<br/>to<br/>
1934-06-11
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Breese_DD122_19340611_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Breese_DD122_19340611_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DM-18<br/>
Kamehameha Day, Signed by [[Cachet_Maker_Matt_Murphey_ | Matt Murphey]]
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Locy Type<br/>PPB <br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>B-54  
Locy Type<br/>PPB <br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-54  
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1933-06-01
1933-06-01
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[[Image:JonBurdett breese dm18 19330601 pmppb.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
[[Image:JonBurdett breese dm18 19330601 pmppb.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett breese dm18 19330601.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:JonBurdett breese dm18 19330601.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DM-18<br/>
Parcel Post Box / 3 (A-BTT) combo, Signed by NMC [[Cachet_Maker_Matt_Murphey_ | Matt Murphey]]
Parcel Post Box / 3 (A-BTT) combo, Signed by NMC [[Cachet_Maker_Matt_Murphey_ | Matt Murphey]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 3 <br/><br/> "SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIF."
Locy Type<br/>LDPS 3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/> "SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIF."
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1937-11-12
1937-11-12
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[[Image:JonBurdett_breese_dm18_19371112_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett_breese_dm18_19371112.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DM-18<br/>Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Meyer_Tuchinsky_ | Meyer Tuchinsky]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 3 <br/><br/> "SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIF."
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1937-11-12
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Breese_DM18_19371112_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Breese_DM18_19371112_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Breese_DM18_19371112_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Breese_DM18_19371112_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DM-18<br/>Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_James_Chun_ | James Chun]]. Sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_12_Aloha_ | Aloha Crew No. 12, ANCS]]
Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_James_Chun_ | James Chun]]. Sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_12_Aloha_ | Aloha Crew No. 12, ANCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 3 <br/><br/> "SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIF."
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1937-11-12
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Breese_DM18_19371112_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Breese_DM18_19371112_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DM-18<br/>
Last Day of Postal Service, cacheted.
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<h4>3rd Commissioning September 25 1939 to January 15 1946</h4>
<h4>3rd Commissioning 25 September 1939 to 15 January 1946</h4>
 
'''USS BREESE DM-18'''
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3r <br/><br/> "FIRST DAY /<br/>POSTAL SERV"
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3r (A-BBT)<br/><br/> "FIRST DAY /<br/>POSTAL SERV"
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1939-12-16
1939-12-16
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As DM-18<br/>
First Day Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3r <br/><br/> "FIRST DAY /<br/>POSTAL SERV"
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1939-12-16
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Breese_DM18_19361216_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As DM-18<br/>
First Day Postal Service
First Day Postal Service
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1939-12-16
1939-12-16
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[[Image:JonBurdett_breese_dm18_19391216_pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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As DM-18<br/>
First Day Postal Service
First Day Postal Service
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1941-03-23
1941-03-23
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[[Image:JonBurdett_breese_dm18_19410323_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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1941-03-06
1941-03-06
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[[Image:JonBurdett_breese_dm18_3641_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett_breese_dm18_3641.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DM-18<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_Walter_G_Crosby_ | Walter G. Crosby]]
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_G_Crosby_ | Walter G. Crosby]]
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Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BBT)
Locy Type 3z
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1940-10-23
1943-05-24
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[[Image:Bunter_Breese_DM_18_19401023_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9v
Locy Type 9v
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1941-07-09
1941-07-09
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Locy Type<br/>9x
Locy Type 9x
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1941-07-09
1941-07-09
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"T"
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1946-01-14
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Posted after listed LDPS (1946-01-11) - Before POD (1946-01-15)
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
BREESE earned 10 Battle Stars for her World War II service<br/>*
USS BREESE earned the World War I Victory Medal, the American Defense Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 10 Battle Stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
[[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]]<br/><br/>
USS BREESE was at [[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]]<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain Kidder Randolph Breese, USN (April 14 1831 - September 13 1881).<br/>Capt. Breese was a veteran of The Mexican-American War and The American Civil War.  
'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain Kidder Randolph Breese, USN (14 April 1831 - 13 September 1881).<br/>Breese was born in Philadelphia, PA, on 14 April 1831. He was appointed a US Navy Midshipman in November 1847 and served in the sloop of war USS Saratoga during the remainder of the war with Mexico. Sea duty continued until October 1852, when he was assigned to the US Naval Academy to prepare for examination. Warranted a Passed Midshipman in June 1852, Breese took part in the Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to Japan for the next three years. In mid-1855, while serving with the US Coast Survey, he was promoted to the ranks of Master and Lieutenant. He served in the sloop of war USS Preble in 1858 and 1859, during the Paraguay Expedition and off Panama. Lieutenant Breese's next duties were as an officer of the sloop of war USS Portsmouth, off Africa, in 1860, and of the steamer USS San Jacinto from mid-1860 until late 1861. While he was in USS San Jacinto, the Civil War began. He was present when she stopped the British steamship Trent and removed two Confederate agents, an incident that provoked a brief crisis in US relations with Great Britain. From late 1861 Breese commanded part of the flotilla of mortar schooners that helped capture New Orleans in April 1862. Promoted to Lieutenant Commander in mid-1862, he served with Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter on the Mississippi River and off the Atlantic Coast for most of the rest of the conflict, distinguishing himself during the siege of Vicksburg, in the land assault on Fort Fisher, and as Porter's Fleet Captain.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beginning in September 1865, Breese spent a year as Assistant to the Naval Academy's Superintendent, achieving the rank of Commander while in that post. During the later 1860s and into 1870 he served on Navy boards and had ordnance duty at the Washington Navy Yard, D.C.. In 1870-1872 he commanded the steam sloop USS Plymouth in European waters. He was Inspector of Ordnance at New Orleans for several months in 1872-1873, followed by two years as Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy and as Inspector of Hydrography. Breese was promoted to Captain in 1874. From mid-1875 until early 1879 he commanded the Torpedo Station at Newport, RI, and had special ordnance duty. He was Commanding Officer of the steam sloop USS Pensacola, Pacific Station flagship, in 1879 and 1880 and, in 1881, was a member of the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Captain Kidder Breese died at Newport, RI<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Gilbert McHvaine, daughter of Captain Breese.
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Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

    Wickes Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid 10 November 1917 - Launched 11 May 1918

  1. USS BREESE Destroyer No. 122
    Commissioned 23 October 1918

  2. USS BREESE DD-122
  3. Designated (DD) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 17 June 1922

  4. USS BREESE DM-18
  5. Reclassified Stribling Class Light Minelayer (DM) 5 January 1930
    Recommissioned 1 June 1931 - Decommissioned 12 November 1937
    Recommissioned 25 September 1939 - Decommissioned 15 January 1946

    Struck from Naval Register 7 February 1946
    Sold 16 May 1946 and broken up for scrap

Captain Kidder R. Breese, USN

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Breese DM-18 Covers Page 1    (1932-1934)
  2. USS Breese DM-18 Covers Page 2    (1935-1946)

 

Postmarks

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2nd Commissioning 1 June 1931 to 12 November 1937

USS BREESE DM-18


 

Locy Type
3 (A-BTT)

"PEARL HARBOR /
HAWAII"

1933-06-01

2nd Anniversary of Recommissioning. Rubber stamp cachet, signed by NMC Matt Murphey. From the Nancy DeLux collection.


 

Locy Type
PPB

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-54

1933-06-01

Parcel Post Box / 3 (A-BTT) combo, Signed by NMC Matt Murphey


 

Locy Type
LDPS 3 (A-BTT)

"SAN DIEGO /
CALIF."

1937-11-12

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by James Chun. Sponsored by the Aloha Crew No. 12, ANCS



3rd Commissioning 25 September 1939 to 15 January 1946

USS BREESE DM-18


 

Locy Type
FDPS 3r (A-BBT)

"FIRST DAY /
POSTAL SERV"

1939-12-16

First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
FDPS 9v

1939-12-16

First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
3 (A-BBT)

"PEARL HARBOR /
HAWAII"

1941-03-23

Note:


 

Locy Type
3r (A-BBT)

"PEARL HARBOR /
HAWAII"

1941-03-06

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby


 

Locy Type 3z

1943-05-24

Note:


 

Locy Type 9v

1941-07-09

Note:


 

Locy Type 9x

1941-07-09

Note:


 

Locy Type
3 (A-BBT)

"T"

1946-01-14

Posted after listed LDPS (1946-01-11) - Before POD (1946-01-15)

 

Other Information

USS BREESE earned the World War I Victory Medal, the American Defense Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 10 Battle Stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

USS BREESE was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Captain Kidder Randolph Breese, USN (14 April 1831 - 13 September 1881).
Breese was born in Philadelphia, PA, on 14 April 1831. He was appointed a US Navy Midshipman in November 1847 and served in the sloop of war USS Saratoga during the remainder of the war with Mexico. Sea duty continued until October 1852, when he was assigned to the US Naval Academy to prepare for examination. Warranted a Passed Midshipman in June 1852, Breese took part in the Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to Japan for the next three years. In mid-1855, while serving with the US Coast Survey, he was promoted to the ranks of Master and Lieutenant. He served in the sloop of war USS Preble in 1858 and 1859, during the Paraguay Expedition and off Panama. Lieutenant Breese's next duties were as an officer of the sloop of war USS Portsmouth, off Africa, in 1860, and of the steamer USS San Jacinto from mid-1860 until late 1861. While he was in USS San Jacinto, the Civil War began. He was present when she stopped the British steamship Trent and removed two Confederate agents, an incident that provoked a brief crisis in US relations with Great Britain. From late 1861 Breese commanded part of the flotilla of mortar schooners that helped capture New Orleans in April 1862. Promoted to Lieutenant Commander in mid-1862, he served with Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter on the Mississippi River and off the Atlantic Coast for most of the rest of the conflict, distinguishing himself during the siege of Vicksburg, in the land assault on Fort Fisher, and as Porter's Fleet Captain.
        Beginning in September 1865, Breese spent a year as Assistant to the Naval Academy's Superintendent, achieving the rank of Commander while in that post. During the later 1860s and into 1870 he served on Navy boards and had ordnance duty at the Washington Navy Yard, D.C.. In 1870-1872 he commanded the steam sloop USS Plymouth in European waters. He was Inspector of Ordnance at New Orleans for several months in 1872-1873, followed by two years as Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy and as Inspector of Hydrography. Breese was promoted to Captain in 1874. From mid-1875 until early 1879 he commanded the Torpedo Station at Newport, RI, and had special ordnance duty. He was Commanding Officer of the steam sloop USS Pensacola, Pacific Station flagship, in 1879 and 1880 and, in 1881, was a member of the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Captain Kidder Breese died at Newport, RI

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Gilbert McHvaine, daughter of Captain Breese.

 


 

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