rank of commander in early 1871, he spent the next decade as commanding officer of the storeship Relief and gunboat Ashuelot and had further shore duty at Boston. Perkins was promoted to captain in 1882 and commanded the Pacific Station flagship during the mid-1880s. Captain Perkins' subsequent active service was limited to court-martial duty. He was transferred to the Retired List in October 1891, but in 1896 received a Congressionally authorized promotion to the retired rank of commodore in recognition of his gallantry and skill during the Battle of Mobile Bay three decades earlier. Commodore Perkins died at Boston on 28 October 1899. Perkins was a First Class Companion of the Massachusetts Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Family The commodore married a daughter of William Fletcher Weld, a multimillionaire from Boston's famous Weld Family. Their daughter, Isabel Weld Perkins, married Larz Anderson, a wealthy businessman who served as Ambassador to Japan under William Howard Taft. Among the homes they maintained was Perkins Manor, the commodore's birthplace. The Andersons' legacy to the public includes Anderson House, Anderson Memorial Bridge, Larz Anderson Auto Museum, Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection and Larz Anderson Park. Ships named after Perkins The U.S. Navy has named three destroyers in honor of George H. Perkins, including: USS Perkins Destroyer # 26, later DD-26 of 1910–1935 USS Perkins (DD-377) of 1936–1943 USS Perkins (DD-877, later DDR-877 and DD-877) of 1945–1973. References Perkins Manor, Contoocook Village Quilt Project Gutenberg EBook of The Bay State Monthly - Volume 1, Issue 4, April, 1884 Cornell University Library photos of The Bay State Monthly - Volume 1, Issue 4, April, 1884 Attribution External links This source gives his birthday as December 20. 1836 births 1899 deaths United States Naval Academy alumni People of New Hampshire in the American Civil War United States Navy commodores Union Navy officers People from Hopkinton, New Hampshire