T2 Trainspotting is set in and around the capital city of Scotland.
Samuel Rhoads Franklin -LRB- August 24 , 1825 -- February 24 , 1909 -RRB- was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy .. United States Navy. United States Navy. Rear Admiral. Rear admiral ( United States ). He participated in the important Battle of Hampton Roads off the U.S. state of Virginia in 1862 , served as the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington , D.C. , from 1884 to 1885 , and was president of the International Marine Conference of 1889 .. Battle of Hampton Roads. Battle of Hampton Roads. U.S. state. U.S. state. Virginia. Virginia. U.S. Naval Observatory. Old Naval Observatory. International Marine Conference. International Marine Conference