He was the son of Elias G. Canaga and Jane McClintock Canaga of Ohio.
On June 9, 1881 as Alfred B. Canaga, he married Ermina Carr at Carroll, Ohio.
They were the parents of two children including Dorothy E. Canaga (1891-1966).
The Sibley Journal of Engineering, Volume XXI, No. 5. February 1907.
Commander Alfred Bruce Canaga
The later Commander Alfred Bruce Canaga died on December 24, 1906, of apoplexy at Boston, Massachusetts. He was detailed by the Naval Department to Sibley College in 1888, to give instruction in Naval Engineering to Sibley students, which detail he held for three years; he was well and favorably known by all the students in Sibley College during the period from 1888 to 1891. At the time of his connection with Sibley College he had the rank of Past Assistant Engineer in the United States Navy and was the last officer who was detailed to Sibley College for the purpose of giving instruction in Naval Engineering. Previous to that time W.M. MacFarland, now Vice President of the Westinghouse electric Co. and F.H. Bailey, now Commander and Chief Engineer in the United States Navy, had been detailed to Sibley College for instruction in Naval Engineering. About 1885 the old engineering course at the Naval Academy was dropped and an attempt was made by the United States Naval Department to utilize the various mechanical engineering colleges of the country for the education of engineers for the naval service; this policy was abandoned at a later period however, after engineering instruction had been introduced in connection with the Naval Academy course.
The following account of his work in connection with the Navy is taken from the Army and Navy Register, of Washington, D.C.:
Commander Canaga was one of the ablest engineer officers in the navy and was well known in this city through his long service in the Bureau of Steam Engineering, Navy Department. He was detached from that duty in June last and assigned in charge of the Engineering Department at the Boston Yard. A native of Ohio, he was graduated from the Naval Academy as a cadet engineer in May 1874. He served successively on the flagship Worcester on the home station; on the USS Colorado, on the South Pacific station; on the USS Richmond, on the South Atlantic station; on the USS Michigan, on the lakes; on the USS Vandalia, on the home station; at the United States Naval Academy; on the flagship Lancaster on a cruise to Europe, Africa and South America; on the USS Trenton on voyage home; on special duty in connection with trials of boilers and engines; at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; on the flagship Chicago on cruise to Europe and south Atlantic; on duty as inspector of machinery for torpedo boats at Baltimore; on duty in the bureau of steam engineering, Navy Department; on duty at naval station, Cavite, Philippine Islands, on duty in Bureau of Steam Engineering, in charge of the design of steam machinery, Navy Department and then on duty at the Navy Yard, Boston.
He reached the grade of commander in August 1903 and had been stationed at Boston since June 1906. He had sixteen years' service at sea and about the same amount of shore duty.
The late Commander Canaga was given the honor of a military funeral and his body was buried in Arlington National Cemetery opposite Washington, D.C. His family, consisting of his wife, a son, Bruce and a daughter, Dorothy [1891-1966], born in Ithaca, are still living. His son, Bruce, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1905 and is now an ensign attached to the USS Ohio. He has lately had the command of a small vessel, the Paragua, on the western Pacific coast, but on account of his father's death has been ordered east. Mrs. Canaga and daughter are living at 221 Harvard Street, Brookline, Massachusetts.
Commander Canaga was an officer of ability and made a fine record in his profession. He was also an excellent teacher and all the Cornell students who received instruction from him recognized his ability to impart information of a valuable and practical kind. He was a member of the old Engineer Corps and a valued assistant to the Engineer in Chief of the Navy and his death came as a personal bereavement to many people in and out of the service.
The Washington Post December 26, 1906
Captain Canaga Drops Dead
Body of Naval Officer Will Be Brought to Washington
Special to The Washington Post.
Boston, Massachusetts, December 25. Captain Alfred Bruce Canaga, United States Navy, Head of the Steam Engineering Department at the Charlestown Navy Yard dropped dead Monday while on his way home from the yard. His death is supposed to be due to heart disease as he was enjoying the best of health lately. Captain Canaga leaves a wife and two children. The body will be sent to Washington for interment in the national cemetery at Arlington.
On June 9, 1881 as Alfred B. Canaga, he married Ermina Carr at Carroll, Ohio.
They were the parents of two children including Dorothy E. Canaga (1891-1966).
The Sibley Journal of Engineering, Volume XXI, No. 5. February 1907.
Commander Alfred Bruce Canaga
The later Commander Alfred Bruce Canaga died on December 24, 1906, of apoplexy at Boston, Massachusetts. He was detailed by the Naval Department to Sibley College in 1888, to give instruction in Naval Engineering to Sibley students, which detail he held for three years; he was well and favorably known by all the students in Sibley College during the period from 1888 to 1891. At the time of his connection with Sibley College he had the rank of Past Assistant Engineer in the United States Navy and was the last officer who was detailed to Sibley College for the purpose of giving instruction in Naval Engineering. Previous to that time W.M. MacFarland, now Vice President of the Westinghouse electric Co. and F.H. Bailey, now Commander and Chief Engineer in the United States Navy, had been detailed to Sibley College for instruction in Naval Engineering. About 1885 the old engineering course at the Naval Academy was dropped and an attempt was made by the United States Naval Department to utilize the various mechanical engineering colleges of the country for the education of engineers for the naval service; this policy was abandoned at a later period however, after engineering instruction had been introduced in connection with the Naval Academy course.
The following account of his work in connection with the Navy is taken from the Army and Navy Register, of Washington, D.C.:
Commander Canaga was one of the ablest engineer officers in the navy and was well known in this city through his long service in the Bureau of Steam Engineering, Navy Department. He was detached from that duty in June last and assigned in charge of the Engineering Department at the Boston Yard. A native of Ohio, he was graduated from the Naval Academy as a cadet engineer in May 1874. He served successively on the flagship Worcester on the home station; on the USS Colorado, on the South Pacific station; on the USS Richmond, on the South Atlantic station; on the USS Michigan, on the lakes; on the USS Vandalia, on the home station; at the United States Naval Academy; on the flagship Lancaster on a cruise to Europe, Africa and South America; on the USS Trenton on voyage home; on special duty in connection with trials of boilers and engines; at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; on the flagship Chicago on cruise to Europe and south Atlantic; on duty as inspector of machinery for torpedo boats at Baltimore; on duty in the bureau of steam engineering, Navy Department; on duty at naval station, Cavite, Philippine Islands, on duty in Bureau of Steam Engineering, in charge of the design of steam machinery, Navy Department and then on duty at the Navy Yard, Boston.
He reached the grade of commander in August 1903 and had been stationed at Boston since June 1906. He had sixteen years' service at sea and about the same amount of shore duty.
The late Commander Canaga was given the honor of a military funeral and his body was buried in Arlington National Cemetery opposite Washington, D.C. His family, consisting of his wife, a son, Bruce and a daughter, Dorothy [1891-1966], born in Ithaca, are still living. His son, Bruce, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1905 and is now an ensign attached to the USS Ohio. He has lately had the command of a small vessel, the Paragua, on the western Pacific coast, but on account of his father's death has been ordered east. Mrs. Canaga and daughter are living at 221 Harvard Street, Brookline, Massachusetts.
Commander Canaga was an officer of ability and made a fine record in his profession. He was also an excellent teacher and all the Cornell students who received instruction from him recognized his ability to impart information of a valuable and practical kind. He was a member of the old Engineer Corps and a valued assistant to the Engineer in Chief of the Navy and his death came as a personal bereavement to many people in and out of the service.
The Washington Post December 26, 1906
Captain Canaga Drops Dead
Body of Naval Officer Will Be Brought to Washington
Special to The Washington Post.
Boston, Massachusetts, December 25. Captain Alfred Bruce Canaga, United States Navy, Head of the Steam Engineering Department at the Charlestown Navy Yard dropped dead Monday while on his way home from the yard. His death is supposed to be due to heart disease as he was enjoying the best of health lately. Captain Canaga leaves a wife and two children. The body will be sent to Washington for interment in the national cemetery at Arlington.
He was the son of Elias G. Canaga and Jane McClintock Canaga of Ohio.
On June 9, 1881 as Alfred B. Canaga, he married Ermina Carr at Carroll, Ohio.
They were the parents of two children including Dorothy E. Canaga (1891-1966).
The Sibley Journal of Engineering, Volume XXI, No. 5. February 1907.
Commander Alfred Bruce Canaga
The later Commander Alfred Bruce Canaga died on December 24, 1906, of apoplexy at Boston, Massachusetts. He was detailed by the Naval Department to Sibley College in 1888, to give instruction in Naval Engineering to Sibley students, which detail he held for three years; he was well and favorably known by all the students in Sibley College during the period from 1888 to 1891. At the time of his connection with Sibley College he had the rank of Past Assistant Engineer in the United States Navy and was the last officer who was detailed to Sibley College for the purpose of giving instruction in Naval Engineering. Previous to that time W.M. MacFarland, now Vice President of the Westinghouse electric Co. and F.H. Bailey, now Commander and Chief Engineer in the United States Navy, had been detailed to Sibley College for instruction in Naval Engineering. About 1885 the old engineering course at the Naval Academy was dropped and an attempt was made by the United States Naval Department to utilize the various mechanical engineering colleges of the country for the education of engineers for the naval service; this policy was abandoned at a later period however, after engineering instruction had been introduced in connection with the Naval Academy course.
The following account of his work in connection with the Navy is taken from the Army and Navy Register, of Washington, D.C.:
Commander Canaga was one of the ablest engineer officers in the navy and was well known in this city through his long service in the Bureau of Steam Engineering, Navy Department. He was detached from that duty in June last and assigned in charge of the Engineering Department at the Boston Yard. A native of Ohio, he was graduated from the Naval Academy as a cadet engineer in May 1874. He served successively on the flagship Worcester on the home station; on the USS Colorado, on the South Pacific station; on the USS Richmond, on the South Atlantic station; on the USS Michigan, on the lakes; on the USS Vandalia, on the home station; at the United States Naval Academy; on the flagship Lancaster on a cruise to Europe, Africa and South America; on the USS Trenton on voyage home; on special duty in connection with trials of boilers and engines; at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; on the flagship Chicago on cruise to Europe and south Atlantic; on duty as inspector of machinery for torpedo boats at Baltimore; on duty in the bureau of steam engineering, Navy Department; on duty at naval station, Cavite, Philippine Islands, on duty in Bureau of Steam Engineering, in charge of the design of steam machinery, Navy Department and then on duty at the Navy Yard, Boston.
He reached the grade of commander in August 1903 and had been stationed at Boston since June 1906. He had sixteen years' service at sea and about the same amount of shore duty.
The late Commander Canaga was given the honor of a military funeral and his body was buried in Arlington National Cemetery opposite Washington, D.C. His family, consisting of his wife, a son, Bruce and a daughter, Dorothy [1891-1966], born in Ithaca, are still living. His son, Bruce, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1905 and is now an ensign attached to the USS Ohio. He has lately had the command of a small vessel, the Paragua, on the western Pacific coast, but on account of his father's death has been ordered east. Mrs. Canaga and daughter are living at 221 Harvard Street, Brookline, Massachusetts.
Commander Canaga was an officer of ability and made a fine record in his profession. He was also an excellent teacher and all the Cornell students who received instruction from him recognized his ability to impart information of a valuable and practical kind. He was a member of the old Engineer Corps and a valued assistant to the Engineer in Chief of the Navy and his death came as a personal bereavement to many people in and out of the service.
The Washington Post December 26, 1906
Captain Canaga Drops Dead
Body of Naval Officer Will Be Brought to Washington
Special to The Washington Post.
Boston, Massachusetts, December 25. Captain Alfred Bruce Canaga, United States Navy, Head of the Steam Engineering Department at the Charlestown Navy Yard dropped dead Monday while on his way home from the yard. His death is supposed to be due to heart disease as he was enjoying the best of health lately. Captain Canaga leaves a wife and two children. The body will be sent to Washington for interment in the national cemetery at Arlington.
On June 9, 1881 as Alfred B. Canaga, he married Ermina Carr at Carroll, Ohio.
They were the parents of two children including Dorothy E. Canaga (1891-1966).
The Sibley Journal of Engineering, Volume XXI, No. 5. February 1907.
Commander Alfred Bruce Canaga
The later Commander Alfred Bruce Canaga died on December 24, 1906, of apoplexy at Boston, Massachusetts. He was detailed by the Naval Department to Sibley College in 1888, to give instruction in Naval Engineering to Sibley students, which detail he held for three years; he was well and favorably known by all the students in Sibley College during the period from 1888 to 1891. At the time of his connection with Sibley College he had the rank of Past Assistant Engineer in the United States Navy and was the last officer who was detailed to Sibley College for the purpose of giving instruction in Naval Engineering. Previous to that time W.M. MacFarland, now Vice President of the Westinghouse electric Co. and F.H. Bailey, now Commander and Chief Engineer in the United States Navy, had been detailed to Sibley College for instruction in Naval Engineering. About 1885 the old engineering course at the Naval Academy was dropped and an attempt was made by the United States Naval Department to utilize the various mechanical engineering colleges of the country for the education of engineers for the naval service; this policy was abandoned at a later period however, after engineering instruction had been introduced in connection with the Naval Academy course.
The following account of his work in connection with the Navy is taken from the Army and Navy Register, of Washington, D.C.:
Commander Canaga was one of the ablest engineer officers in the navy and was well known in this city through his long service in the Bureau of Steam Engineering, Navy Department. He was detached from that duty in June last and assigned in charge of the Engineering Department at the Boston Yard. A native of Ohio, he was graduated from the Naval Academy as a cadet engineer in May 1874. He served successively on the flagship Worcester on the home station; on the USS Colorado, on the South Pacific station; on the USS Richmond, on the South Atlantic station; on the USS Michigan, on the lakes; on the USS Vandalia, on the home station; at the United States Naval Academy; on the flagship Lancaster on a cruise to Europe, Africa and South America; on the USS Trenton on voyage home; on special duty in connection with trials of boilers and engines; at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; on the flagship Chicago on cruise to Europe and south Atlantic; on duty as inspector of machinery for torpedo boats at Baltimore; on duty in the bureau of steam engineering, Navy Department; on duty at naval station, Cavite, Philippine Islands, on duty in Bureau of Steam Engineering, in charge of the design of steam machinery, Navy Department and then on duty at the Navy Yard, Boston.
He reached the grade of commander in August 1903 and had been stationed at Boston since June 1906. He had sixteen years' service at sea and about the same amount of shore duty.
The late Commander Canaga was given the honor of a military funeral and his body was buried in Arlington National Cemetery opposite Washington, D.C. His family, consisting of his wife, a son, Bruce and a daughter, Dorothy [1891-1966], born in Ithaca, are still living. His son, Bruce, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1905 and is now an ensign attached to the USS Ohio. He has lately had the command of a small vessel, the Paragua, on the western Pacific coast, but on account of his father's death has been ordered east. Mrs. Canaga and daughter are living at 221 Harvard Street, Brookline, Massachusetts.
Commander Canaga was an officer of ability and made a fine record in his profession. He was also an excellent teacher and all the Cornell students who received instruction from him recognized his ability to impart information of a valuable and practical kind. He was a member of the old Engineer Corps and a valued assistant to the Engineer in Chief of the Navy and his death came as a personal bereavement to many people in and out of the service.
The Washington Post December 26, 1906
Captain Canaga Drops Dead
Body of Naval Officer Will Be Brought to Washington
Special to The Washington Post.
Boston, Massachusetts, December 25. Captain Alfred Bruce Canaga, United States Navy, Head of the Steam Engineering Department at the Charlestown Navy Yard dropped dead Monday while on his way home from the yard. His death is supposed to be due to heart disease as he was enjoying the best of health lately. Captain Canaga leaves a wife and two children. The body will be sent to Washington for interment in the national cemetery at Arlington.
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