Philadelphia County PA Archives Obituaries.....Commodore James M. FRAILEY, 1877
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Public Ledger, Philadelphia, PA., September 28, 1877
 
Death of Commodore Frailey -- Commodore James M. Frailey, 
U.S.N., died on Wednesday night at his late residence, 2011 
Pine street, in this city.  He was born in Maryland, on May 
6, 1809, and was appointed a midshipman from this State, 
where he has since claimed a residence.  His entry into 
active naval service was on May 1, 1828, and his commission 
of Commodore dates back to March 2, 1870.  His total sea 
service covered a period of twenty-four years, and his 
shore or other duty more than half that long.  He was in 
the service for  forty-eight years and eight months.
   Commodore Frailey was first attached to the sloop St. 
Louis, on which he served from 1829 to 1832.  He served also 
on the frigate Delaware, Mediterranean squadron, 1833-4; 
frigate United States, same squadron, 1835; frigate 
Constellation, West India squadron, 1836, and was promoted 
to Passed Midshipman June 4, 1836; stationed in Philadelphia 
1839-40; commissioned Lieutenant September 8, 1841; on sloop 
Preble, Mediterranean squadron 1941-3; home squadron, 
1846-7, sloop Yorktown, Coast of Africa, 1849-50; receiving 
ship, Philadelphia, 1852-3; sloop St. Mary's, Pacific 
squadron, 1854-7; stationed at the Naval Asylum , 
Philadelphia, 1858-9; commanding store ship Release, 1860-1; 
commissioned as Commander, 1861.
   When a Lieutenant deceased served in the naval battery 
before Vera Curz; and when a Commander, in 1862-4, was 
aboard the steamer Quaker City, South Atlantic blockade 
squadron.  He commanded the steam sloop Tuscarora, North 
Atlantic blockading squadron, 1864-5; was Inspector at the 
Navy Yard in this city in 1866; and in 1867-8 commanded the 
steam sloop Saranac, North Pacific squadron.  He was made 
Commodore March 2nd, 1870, and in the following month took 
command of the Philadelphia Navy Yard.  In May, 1871, he was 
placed  upon the retired list.



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