William Admiral

February 22, 1914 (age 70)

Illinois, United States of America

A naval engineer and author, Brockett served aboard a United States gunboat in China at the time of the Battle of Shanghai in August 1937. In 1950, he co-authored with Robert M. Johnston Elements of Applied Thermodynamics, which was required reading by naval engineering students of the United States Naval Academy for over forty years. During the Vietnam War, he was Chief of the United States Navy"s Bureau of Ships. He then served as President of the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture from 1966 to 1974. Brockett died in San Diego, California in September 1984. Lieutenant (JG) Brockett served in Shanghai, China aboard the River gunboat United States Ship Luzon (Procter and Gamble-47). He was temporarily attached to Headquarters Company, Fourth Marines, the so-called China Marines, at Shanghai, China in May 1940. He left Shanghai on 9 June 1940 bound for the United States Naval Academy aboard the Steamship President Cleveland. As Chief of BuShips, Brockett played a role in the investigation of the April 1963 sinking of the nuclear-powered submarine United States Ship Thresher (Social Security Number-593). He also participated in discussions with National Aeronautics and Space Administration regarding the use of stable ocean platforms in lieu of instrumentation ships for the early United States space program Brockett and his vice chief, Charles A. Curtze, resigned their posts at BuShips in October 1965 in protest over Secretary of Defense McNamara"s increasing centralization of military power in The Pentagon. Brockett"s telegram to the commissioning of the United States Ship Ulysses South. Grant (SSBN-631) was read aloud at the ceremony on 17 July 1964. Brockett spoke at the commissioning of the United States Ship Gallup (PGM-85) on 22 October 1966.

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Brockett attended the United States Naval Academy, lettering in rowing in the same 1933 ceremony that his deputy at BuShips, Charles Curtze, received recognition for his superior performance in gymnastics.

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A naval engineer and author, Brockett served aboard a United States gunboat in China at the time of the Battle of Shanghai in August 1937. In 1950, he co-authored with Robert M. Johnston Elements of Applied Thermodynamics, which was required reading by naval engineering students of the United States Naval Academy for over forty years. During the Vietnam War, he was Chief of the United States Navy"s Bureau of Ships.

He then served as President of the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture from 1966 to 1974.

Brockett died in San Diego, California in September 1984. Lieutenant (JG) Brockett served in Shanghai, China aboard the River gunboat United States Ship Luzon (Procter and Gamble-47).

He was temporarily attached to Headquarters Company, Fourth Marines, the so-called China Marines, at Shanghai, China in May 1940. He left Shanghai on 9 June 1940 bound for the United States Naval Academy aboard the Steamship President Cleveland.

As Chief of BuShips, Brockett played a role in the investigation of the April 1963 sinking of the nuclear-powered submarine United States Ship Thresher (Social Security Number-593).

He also participated in discussions with National Aeronautics and Space Administration regarding the use of stable ocean platforms in lieu of instrumentation ships for the early United States space program Brockett and his vice chief, Charles A. Curtze, resigned their posts at BuShips in October 1965 in protest over Secretary of Defense McNamara"s increasing centralization of military power in The Pentagon. Brockett"s telegram to the commissioning of the United States Ship Ulysses South. Grant (SSBN-631) was read aloud at the ceremony on 17 July 1964.

Brockett spoke at the commissioning of the United States Ship Gallup (PGM-85) on 22 October 1966.

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The Webb Institute sponsors an annual scholarship in Brockett"s honor.

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