The Story of Battle Ship Delaware 1909-1923

November 16 at 7pm., Captain William Manthorpe will return to the Rehoboth Beach Historical Museum, to tell the story of the USS Delaware (BB-28), a dreadnought battleship launched in January 1909.  It was the sixth ship to be named for the first state. Captain Manthorpe is a retired Navy Captain and government civilian Senior Executive. Manthorpe served 40 years as an intelligence professional. In 1994 he retired as the Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence. In 1998 Manthorpe retired full-time to the Delaware Coast and has been researching, writing and speaking on naval and maritime history of Delaware.