Fluke for Congress

maineman said:
actually, senior officers often refer to their subordinate officers as "mister" regardless of their pay grade. To be perfectly correct, Dewey should have said, "Captain Gridley", but "Mister Gridley" would also haves been appropriate for a flag officer to use. His using the last name alone was a bit informal.
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Mister Gridley isn't what Admiral Perry said, according to historical accounts, is it?
 
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maineman said:
actually, senior officers often refer to their subordinate officers as "mister" regardless of their pay grade. To be perfectly correct, Dewey should have said, "Captain Gridley", but "Mister Gridley" would also haves been appropriate for a flag officer to use. His using the last name alone was a bit informal.
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Would the Commander verify that Admiral Perry is reputed to have said "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" at the Battle of Manila Bay?
 
Big Money said:
Would the Commander verify that Admiral Perry is reputed to have said "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" at the Battle of Manila Bay?
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again... can you, or can you not read for comprehension?

simple question.

And it wasn't an Admiral but a Commodore and his name wasn't Perry, but Dewey.

moron.
 
my answer to your question about Admiral Perry at the battle of Manila Bay? My answer to THAT question is absolutely not. Admiral Perry said no such thing.

next.
 
maineman said:
And it wasn't an Admiral but a Commodore and his name wasn't Perry, but Dewey.
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Thanks for correcting my error, Commander.

George Dewey was indeed a Commodore in the United States Navy at the time of the engagement.

Subsequently, as I'm sure you know, he was Commissioned Rear Admiral on 1 May 1898 and Admiral of the Navy, 2 March 1899.
 
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