* 1862 – American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.

He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy .< ref name =" GENERAL DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT, USA2 "> </ span ></ font ></ ref >< ref name =" Admiral David G. Farragut: Hero of the Union Navy2 "> </ span ></ font ></ ref > He is remembered in popular culture for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay, usually paraphrased: " Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

Several miles east of town is Farragut State Park at the southern end of Lake Pend Oreille.

Farragut is a city in Fremont County, Iowa, USA.

Farragut is located at ( 40. 721645 ,-95. 480226 ) near the East Nishnabotna River.

Though it is unclear when this began, the first hint of implied romantic involvement occurs when she is initially assigned to the Farragut, in an attempt by Spock to avoid the appearance of favoritism.

Farragut is a town in Knox and Loudon counties in the U. S. state of Tennessee, and is a suburb of Knoxville.

The town is named in honor of American Civil War Admiral David Farragut, who was born just east of Farragut at Campbell's Station in 1801.

* The USS Farragut ( DDG-99 ) is an Flight IIa Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, commissioned on 10 June 2006.

The title is a reference to a famous quote by Admiral David Farragut: " Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead !".

The tunnel continues east under I Street and between the Farragut West and McPherson Square stations there is a non-revenue branch track that connect with the Red Line.

It is the only line which does not share its track with any other line, except from January 27, 1997 to September 17, 1999, when the Green Line Commuter Shortcut used Red Line tracks from Brookland – CUA to Farragut North.

Farragut North is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D. C., on the Red Line.

Farragut North serves downtown Washington and is located just north of Farragut Square.

The station is named for the adjacent Farragut Square, which takes its name from Admiral David Farragut, the senior officer of the U. S. Navy during the American Civil War.

The station's southernmost point is slightly more than two-and-a-half blocks north of Farragut North, making them two of the closest Metro stations ( although Metro Center and Gallery Place are the closest in the system ).

The southern entrance is currently closed due to escalator repair work ; WMATA has advised passengers to use the northern entrance to the station or that of neighboring Farragut North station at L Street NW.

Farragut West is a side platformed Washington Metro station in Downtown Washington, D. C., United States.

Providing service for both the Blue and Orange Lines, the station is located just west of Farragut Square with two entrances on I Street at 17th and 18th Streets, Northwest.

The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, known locally as simply The Mayflower, is a historic hotel in downtown Washington, DC located on Connecticut Avenue NW, two blocks north of Farragut Square ( one block north of the Farragut North Metro station ).

DC101's facilities were once located on Connecticut Avenue between Dupont Circle and Farragut Square in downtown Washington, D. C.

* Farragut Elementary ( closed in the early 1970s ) was located on Holloway between Capitol and Faxon in the Ingleside District.

* 1864 – American Civil War: the Battle of Mobile Bay begins – at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.

After completing a two year stint in military service, he briefly taught school at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida before becoming a full-time writer.

David Farragut encountered tethered and floating contact mines in 1864 at the American Civil War Battle of Mobile Bay.

It took place at the Farragut Boat Club to hear the outcome of the Yale and Harvard football game.

Farragut was born in 1801 to Elizabeth Shine ( b. 1765 – d. 1808 ), of North Carolina Scots-Irish descent, and her husband George Farragut, a native of Minorca, Spain, at Lowe's Ferry on the Holston River.

Through the influence of his adoptive father, at the age of nine, Farragut was commissioned a midshipman in the United States Navy on December 17, 1810.

The 1969 National Scout Jamboree was held at Farragut State Park.

The last one was held at Farragut Reservation, Idaho, from July 17 to July 26, 1965, with 12, 000 girls in attendance.

On November 15, General Joseph Wheeler unsuccessfully attempted to dislodge Union forces in the heights of South Knoxville, and the following day Longstreet failed to cut off retreating Union forces at Campbell's Station ( now Farragut ).

Another tunnel between Farragut West and Farragut North stations would allow transfers between the Red and Orange / Blue lines, decreasing transfer demand at Metro Center by an estimated 11 %.

After a period as lighthouse inspector and at Charlestown Navy Yard, he served on the, 1859 – 1861, then took command of the steam-gunboat, serving with David Farragut on the Mississippi River, was promoted to commander on 16 July 1862, and given command of the steam-sloop blockading Mobile Bay.

After the branch north of Fort Totten opened, the Green Line Commuter Shortcut began as a six-month experiment on January 27, 1997, allowing passengers to get on a train on the Green Line segment during rush hours and travel as far as Farragut North on the Red Line without having to switch trains at Fort Totten ; a transfer was needed during off-peak hours.

A pylon at Farragut North still bears the original name of the station ; extensions were originally printed on pylons throughout the system and covered up until they opened.

* Farragut West ( Washington Metro ) is at coordinates:

* A quotation attributed to David Farragut, referring to an order given at the Battle of Mobile Bay

* 1862 – American Civil War: New Orleans, Louisiana falls to Union forces under Admiral David Farragut.

* 1862 – American Civil War: Forces under Union Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

* 1801 – David Farragut, American navy commander ( d. 1870 )

* July 5 – David Farragut, American admiral ( d. 1870 )

* August 14 – David Farragut, American admiral ( b. 1801 )

* April 25 – American Civil War – Capture of New Orleans: Forces under Union Admiral David Farragut capture the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

* July 16 – American Civil War: David G. Farragut becomes the first rear admiral in the U. S. Navy

* August 5 – American Civil War – Battle of Mobile Bay: At Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.

On August 5, 1864, Admiral David Farragut led a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and sealed off one of the last major Southern ports of the bay in the Battle of Mobile Bay, effectively cutting off another port for receiving supplies.

U. S. Air Force General officer | General Nathan Farragut Twining in Dress Blue uniform

* Brockett, L. P., Our Great Captains: Grant, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, and Farragut, C. B.

Upon graduating in the top five percent, Kirk was promoted to lieutenant and served aboard the USS Farragut.

While assigned to the Farragut, Kirk commanded his first planetary survey and survived a deadly attack that killed a large portion of the Farraguts crew, including his commanding officer, Captain Garrovick.

He graduated from the Admiral Farragut Academy with the class of 1940.

The Navy purchased the original 956 acres ( 3. 9 km² ) of MINSY in 1853 and commenced shipbuilding operations on September 16, 1854 under the command of then-Commander David Farragut, who would later gain fame during the US Civil War Battle of Mobile Bay, when he gave the order, " Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!