Joseph P. Fyffe

Joseph P. Fyffe

Born	(1832-07-26)26 July 1832 Champaign County, Ohio
Died	25 February 1896(1896-02-25) (aged 63) Champaign County, Ohio
Buried at	Oak Dale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1847–1894
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	USS Saugus (USS Centaur) USS Monocacy Receiving ship USS St. Louis Receiving ship USS Franklin USS Pensacola President, Board to Examine Naval and Merchant Vessels Naval Station New London Boston Navy Yard and Naval Station
Battles/wars	Mexican War American Civil War Union blockade

Joseph P. Fyffe (26 July 1832 – 25 February 1896) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He saw service in both the Mexican War and the American Civil War.

Fyffe was born in Champaign County, Ohio, on 26 July 1832, the son of Edward Pierce Fyffe (1810–1867) and the former Sarah Ann Robinson (1814–1872). He was appointed a midshipman on 9 September 1847. He was attached first to the bomb brig USS Stromboli in the Home Squadron from 1847 to 1848, seeing service on blockade duty off Mexico during the Mexican War. His next assignment was to the sloop-of-war USS Yorktown off the coast of Africa from 1848 to 1850, after which he was back in the Home Squadron during 1852. He attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, from 1853 to 1854 and, upon completing his studies, was promoted to passed midshipman on 15 June 1854.

Fyffe was assigned to special service aboard the screw frigate USS San Jacinto in 1855, and was promoted to lieutenant on 16 September 1855. He served aboard the store ship USS Relief in the Brazil Squadron from 1856 to 1857, aboard the sloop-of-war USS Germantown in the East India Squadron from 1857 to 1859, and on the steam sloop USS Lancaster from 1860 to 1861.