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William Veazie Pratt (28 February 1869 – 25 November 1957) was an admiral in the United States Navy. He served as the President of the Naval War College from 1925 to 1927, and as the 5th Chief of Naval Operations from 1930 to 1933.
USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13/DDG-44) was a Farragut -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1961 as DLG-13 and reclassified as a guided missile destroyer, designation DDG-44, in 1975. She was named to honor Admiral William Veazie Pratt, a President of the Naval War College and a Chief of Naval Operations .
A close-up view of the Mark 16 ASROC missile launcher aboard the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG 44) during refueling operations between the PRATT and the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62).
18 de nov. de 2015 · William Veazie Pratt, born on 28 February 1869 at Belfast, Maine, was appointed to the Naval Academy from Maine's third congressional district on 9 September 1885. He graduated in 1889 and served two years at sea in the protected cruiserAtlanta as a passed midshipman before receiving his ensign's commission on 1 July 1891. Following his commissioning, Pratt served successively in Chicago ...
9 de nov. de 2017 · Admiral Pratt ordered the Atlantic-based Scouting Force to join the Battle Force in the Pacific to form a united U.S. Fleet. William Veazie Pratt was born in Belfast, Maine, on February 28, 1869, and graduated in the U.S. Naval Academy class of 1889. During his early career, he served in ships of the new steel Navy including USS Atlanta and USS ...
USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44): USS William V. Pratt (DDG-44) was a Farragut-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1961 as DLG-13 and reclassified as a guided missile destroyer, designation DDG-44, in 1975. She was named to honor Admiral William Veazie Pratt, a President of the Naval War College and a ...
5th Chief of Naval Operations. (17 September 1930 – 30 June 1933) William V. Pratt was an innovator unafraid to question the Navy’s conventions. As Chief of Naval Operations during the first...
