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Home Town Humboldt Bay
Last Address Naval Academy Cemetery Section 2, Lot 222B
Date of Passing Apr 12, 1928
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Edmund BeardsleyUnderwood
Commandant (and therefore acting-Governor) of American Samoa
Captain Underwood was in command of the USS Colorado (August 1908) when the 13,680 ton armored cruiser ran ashore at Double Bluff in Puget Sound, twenty five miles north of Seattle. In 1910 Captain Underwood was "Elected for Retirement" by the Elimination Board.
He was retired with the rank of Commodore, 15 November, 1910.
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Edmund Beardsley Underwood (1853–April 12, 1928) was a Captain in the United States Navy. Born in California, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1873. He was Commandant (and therefore acting-Governor) of American Samoa from May 5, 1903 to January 30, 1905. He retired in 1910 as Commodore.
Capt. Edmund B. Underwood was at the time of his retirement the commanding officer of the receiving ship Independence (1814) at the Mare Island Navy Yard. Capt. Underwood was born in California, but was appointed to the naval service on June 26, 1869 at large. He served on the monitor USS Miantonomoh (BM-5) during the Spanish War.
1910-1910, USS Independence (1814) - (ship of the line)
Chain of Command In command of the USS Independence (1814).
Other Memories She served as receiving ship at Mare Island from 1890 until decommissioned on 3 November 1912. Her name was struck from the Navy List on 3 September 1913.
