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With a proud tradition reaching back to its founding in 1845, the United States Naval Academy today pursues its role as the nation’s premier institution dedicated to teaching and molding the naval leaders of tomorrow. Graduates of the academy include famous athletes, fleet commanders of the world wars, and astronauts. Great Americans like George Dewey, Chester W. Nimitz, and Alan B. Shepard are but a few of the many graduates whose contributions to the defense and dexterity of the United States are legendary. With a selection of fine historic images from his best-selling book, Historic Photos of United States Naval Academy, James W. Cheevers provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the development of the United States Naval Academy. In stunning black-and-white photography, Remembering United States Naval Academy tours the institution from its earliest days up to recent times, encapsulating its history in more than 100 images from the storehouse of the academy, the Library of Congress, and other key archives. Through captions and essays, Cheevers does commendable work recounting the story of this unique school, pivotal to maintaining the nation’s naval supremacy on the seven seas.
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James W. Chever was born on April 20, 1791 at Salem, Massachusetts, United States. He was the son of Captan James and Sarah Browne Chever. His family, sometimes called Cheever, had been prominent for more than a century. His father, a master mariner, had served as lieutenant on the Salem privateer Grand Turk in the Revolution. At first James called himself James Chever, Jr. , but later assumed the middle initial.
James was educated at Master Southwick’s School in Salem.
Young Chever went to sea at thirteen as cabin boy on the America. By 1810, he was mate of the Fame and at nineteen, he was given command of the ship Belisarius. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, the Crowninshields converted their crack ship America into a privateer, mounting twenty guns, manned by a crew of 150, and cut down so that she was probably the fastest ship afloat. On her first two cruises, Chever served as prize master and lieutenant under Captains Joseph Ropes and John Kehevv, respectively.
Late in 1813, he was made captain of the ship, at twenty-two. He cruised between the English Channel and the Canary Islands, able to outsail any of the British frigates.
On this third cruise of the ship (December 13, 1813 - March 31, 1814) she captured twelve prizes, three of which were burned and a fourth used as a target. The fourth cruise, starting October 31, 1814, lasted only six days, as she struck a derelict and had to return to port. The final cruise (November 24, 1814 - April 8, 1815) carried her again to European waters under Chever’s command, netted thirteen prizes, and involved a sharp and victorious fight with a wellarmed English packet. In less than three years, the America had sent in prizes worth $1, 100, 000, half of which went to the owners and the rest to officers and crew. For success, this record was approached only by the Grand Turk of Salem, and for boldness, by Captain Thomas Boyle of Baltimore in the Chasseur.
Chever’s subsequent career was less spectacular, but he continued for many years in command of Salem ships, later retiring as wharfinger at Salem, where he died.
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Chever had a strong, smooth-shaven face with prominent nose and curly black hair. He was straightforward, cheerful, guileless and free from all rough and coarse qualities.
