Capt. Gilbert E. Clark Jr. was introduced as the Commandant of Midshipmen for the first time at the conclusion of a change of ...

During the greater part of the civil war he remained at the Naval Academy. In December, 1866, he became a master, and two years later he reached the grade of Lieutenant.

At the nearest Japanese naval base, Tsingtao, Japanese authorities hurried to apologize and offer $200 in damages to the British Consulate. The Consulate wired the Embassy.