Rear Admiral William Mayhew Folger was an officer in the United States Navy. He served in the American Civil War without seeing action. He filled a wide range of roles, including Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, over the following 30 years. He fought in the Spanish–American War as captain of the protected cruiser USS New Orleans. Folger served as a lighthouse inspector before becoming commander of the Philippine Squadron during the Philippine–American War, and was briefly Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet. He retired in 1905 as a rear admiral.
Folger (right) as a rear admiral in the flag cabin of the protected cruiser USS Baltimore while serving as Commander, Cruiser Squadron, United States Asiatic Fleet, c. 1904–1905. Baltimore's commanding officer, Commander Nathan Sergeant, is at left.
USS Kearsarge (BB-5), was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy and lead ship of her class of battleships. She was named after the sloop-of-war Kearsarge, famous for sinking the CSS Alabama, and was the only United States Navy battleship not named after a state.
Kearsarge in 1899
Kearsarge's double turret on 8 April 1900
Kearsarge on the day of her launching, 24 March 1898. The masts of Kentucky are visible in the background.
Kearsarge during the cruise of the Great White Fleet
