and ordered the ship to pass on the wrong side of a navigational buoy and caused it to strike a shoal. (Also according to the Post, he claimed that the "sun was in his eyes".) He was court martialed on March 26, 1907, and found guilty of dereliction of duty. He was suspended from duty for a year, later remitted to nine months, but was allowed to return to shore duty after six months. He was subsequently appointed as Commandant of the Charlestown Navy Yard near Boston, Massachusetts on November 8, 1907. Later career Swift was promoted to rear admiral on January 30, 1908. Swift retired due to his age on his 62nd birthday on March 17, 1908, but acted as an adviser to the Secretary on navy yard and industrial affairs. In December 1909, he was assigned to the Naval Bureau of Materials and was appointed by Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer to head the so-called "Swift Board" to reorganize the Department of the Navy. Admiral Swift died at the Naval Hospital in Newport, Rhode Island on June 30, 1919, and was buried in the town of Richfield Springs, New York. References "The United Service." New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Apr 14, 1900. pg. 5, 1 pgs "The United Service." New York Times. New York, N.Y.: May 16, 1900. pg. 5, 1 pgs "The United Service." New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Feb 19, 1901. pg. 5, 1 pgs "Army and Navy Notes." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: May 29, 1901.. pg. 9, 1 pgs "The United Service." New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Jun 25, 1902. pg. 12, 1 pgs "Naval Militia Work." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Jul 20, 1902. pg. 5, 1 pgs "Navy Yard Investigation." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Sep 8, 1903. pg. 6, 1 pgs "Naval Board Conference." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Dec 22, 1903. pg. 1, 1 pgs "Swift to Succeed Pillsbury." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Mar 21, 1905. pg. 13, 1 pgs "Typhoid on Warship Mild." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Mar 1, 1907. pg. 5, 1 pgs "Court-marital for Swift." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Mar 12, 1907. pg. 2, 1 pgs "Assigned to Battleships." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Oct 25, 1907. pg. 11, 1 pgs "Orders to Naval Officers." The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Jan 30, 1908. pg. 5, 1