Robert B. Dashiell

Robert Brooke Dashiell (29 July 1860 – 8 March 1899) was an officer in the United States Navy who was noted for his technical expertise.

Dashiell, born 29 July 1860 near Woodville, Virginia, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1881 and was commissioned as an ensign two years later.

In 1889, he received an honorary Master of Arts degree from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.[1]

After his appointment as Assistant Naval Constructor, Dashiell was dispatched by the Bureau of Ordnance to construct an ordnance center at Indian Head, Maryland. The resulting facility, the U.S. Navy's first installation in Southern Maryland, has been in the forefront of naval ordnance development and testing for the United States.[2] He served as Inspector in Charge of Ordnance there from 1890 to 1893.[3]

An inventor of important ordnance mechanisms and an authority on dock construction, he was commissioned Assistant Naval Constructor 7 February 1895 and served in his specialty until his death in Washington, D.C., 8 March 1899.

Namesake

In 1943, the destroyer USS Dashiell (DD-659) was named in his honor. The USS Dashiell was commissioned 20 March 1943.

References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
  1. "Honorary Degrees". Bulletin of St. John's College in Annapolis: 66. 1898.
  2. Hoyer, Steny H. (September 25, 2015). "Hoyer celebrates 125th anniversary of Naval Support Facility Indian Head". Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. Carlisle, Rodney (2002). Powder and propellants : energetic materials at Indian Head, Maryland, 1890-2001 (2nd ed.). Denton, Tex.: University of North Texas Press. p. 121. ISBN 9781574411492. Retrieved 21 November 2016.


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