Frank Lucius Pinney, Sr. – Captain, United States Navy

CAPTAIN F. L. PINNEY, SUBMARINE OFFICER
Supervised Building of Navy’s First Two Which He Later Commanded
Dies at 71

WASHINGTON, December 6, 1945 Captain Frank Lucius Pinney, Sr., one of the Navy’s submarine pioneers, died here yesterday at the age of 71.

Captain Pinney supervised construction of the Adder and Mocasin, the first two submarines built under contract for the Navy, which were constructed between 1902 and 1904 by the Holland Torpedo Boat Company at New Suffolk, Long Island, New York.  Later he commanded both.

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Captain Pinney was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1898 and served in the Spanish-American and First World Wars.  His last command was the Newport, Rhode Island, Naval Torpedo Station.

He laves a widow and a son, Commander Frank L. Pinney, Jr., both of Washington, and a brother, George H. Pinney of Orange City, Florida.

A funeral service will be held in Bethesda, Maryland, tomorrow.  Burial will take place in Arlington National Cemetery.

PINNEY, FRANK LUCIUS SR

• CAPT USN
• DATE OF DEATH: 12/05/1945
• BURIED AT: SECTION 3  SITE 1603-A
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

PINNEY, MARY B WIDOW OF FRANK LUCIUS SR

• DATE OF BIRTH: 09/11/1873
• DATE OF DEATH: 02/24/1966
• BURIED AT: SECTION 3  SITE 1603 AN
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

Michael Robert Patterson

Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.

Reviewed by: Michael Howard