Yard in 1872–74. After receiving his rear admiral's commission on 5 June 1874, he commanded the North Atlantic Squadron until February 1876, protecting American interests on the Isthmus of Panama. He served as the governor of the Philadelphia Naval Asylum from 1876 until 1879, when he retired from active service. Mullany died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, on 17 September 1887. Namesakes Two destroyers have been named in his honor. Notes References Attribution 1818 births 1887 deaths United States Navy admirals American military personnel of the Mexican–American War Union Navy officers People of New York (state) in the American Civil War American people of Irish descent