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Lockwood, Charles Andrews, Jr., VADM USN(Ret).
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Home Town Midland, VA
Last Address Los Gatos, CA
Date of Passing Jun 06, 1967
Location of Interment Golden Gate National Cemetery (VA) - San Bruno, California
Wall/Plot Coordinates C C-1 5
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After the war, Lockwood served as the Naval Inspector General until his retirement in June 1947. In retirement at Los Gatos, California, he authored and contributed to several best-selling books on naval history and submarine operations, including Tragedy at Honda, Sink-Em All, Through Hell and Deep Water, Hell at 50 Fathoms, Zoomies, Subs and Zeros, Hellcats of the Sea, Battles of the Philippine Sea, and Down to The Sea in Subs: My Life in the U.S. Navy.
He served as the technical advisor for the 1951 film Operation Pacific starring John Wayne. This film is considered a classic depicting submarine warfare. He was technical advisor for the 1957 film Hellcats of the Navy (a fictionalized version of his book Hellcats of the Sea), which starred Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis. He also served as technical advisor to the 1959 films On the Beach and Up Periscope.
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NEC 112X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Submarine Warfare
Base, Station or City Not Specified
State/Country Philippines
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USS Monadnock (BM-3) Details
Amphitrite Class Monitor: Displacement 3,990 Tons, Dimensions, 263 x 55.5 x 14.5 feet/80.2 x 16.91 x 4.47 meters. Armament 2 dual 10"/30", 2 6-pound, 2 3-pound. Armor, Steel & Iron: 7 inch belt, 11.5 inch turrets, 7.5 inch CT. Machinery, HC engines, 6 boilers, 2 shafts, 1,600 hp, Speed, 12 Knots, Crew 150 (163-191 wartime).
Operational and Building Data: Built by Continental Iron Works, Vallejo, CA. Laid down 15 January 1875, suspended 1876, resumed 1882, launched 19 September 1883, transferred to Mare Island Navy Yard for completion, commissioned 20 February 1896. Sent to the Philippines for Spanish-American War service, 1898; never returned to the continental US. Served on China Station, primarily at Shanghai, 1899-1905; then in the Philippines 1905-1909. Decommissioned to reserve 10 March 1909. Recommissioned to commissioned reserve 20 April 1911; recommissioned to full commission 31 January 1912 as a submarine tender and target tug. Decommissioned to reserve 24 March 1919. Designation BM-3 assigned 17 July 1920; redesignated IX-17 1 July 1921.
Fate: Stricken for disposal 2 February 1923; sold for scrapping 24 August 1923.
Chain of Command World War I found him in command of First Submarine Division, Asiatic Fleet, flagship the monitor MONADNOCK (BM-3), which he also commanded from September 1917 until detached the following April.
