Portsmouth, NH Sunday, May 19, 2002 German sub surrenders at Portsmouth. Photo courtesy of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Civil War hero haunts Quarters 'A' at Navy yard By Herb Perry hperry@seacoastonline.com PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD - The shipyard has received many an important visitor in its 201-year history. But one famous visitor from long ago refuses to leave, instead making Quarters "A", the shipyard commander's residence, his home. Adm. David G. Farragut, a hero of the Civil War, died in Quarters "A" in 1870, and now haunts the residence. He has made his presence known to some, but not all,...
