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The brigantine Active, a prize taken by Hazard, was purchased in 1779. [7] In April 1778, construction was authorized on the largest ship in the state navy. Protector , a 28-gun frigate and a crew complement of 200, was launched in the fall of 1779.
Captain of the whaling vessels Phoenix and Edward Cary. United States: Yes 1815 1890 Woodget, Richard. English sea captain, known as the master of the sailing clipper Cutty Sark during her most successful period of service in the wool trade between Australia and the United Kingdom. United Kingdom: Yes 1845 1928 Whitall, John M.
The war of the Seven against Thebes resulted from a quarrel between the brothers Polynices and Eteocles over the kingship of Thebes. [7] Polynices and Eteocles had been cursed by their father Oedipus, the former king of Thebes, to battle over their patrimony. The curse inexorably led to the brothers' quarrel, their killing each other, and the ...
D. Ranulph Dacre; Martin Daly (captain) William Dampier; John Daniel (ship's captain) William Davies (master mariner) James Davis (mariner) William Day (sea captain)
Historical accounts for early U.S. naval history now occur across the spectrum of two and more centuries. This Bibliography lends itself primarily to reliable sources covering early U.S. naval history beginning around the American Revolution period on through the 18th and 19th centuries and includes sources which cover notable naval commanders, Presidents, important ships, major naval ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... 1769 – April 23, 1841) was an American explorer and sea captain, known as the ...
[7] Richard Henry Dana, author of Two Years Before the Mast; Michael Healy—Cabin boy on a clipper. Became the first African-American to command a ship of the United States government. [8] Benjamin Cheever Howard—Mate on Witchcraft, Golden Fleece, & Rising Son. Letters written from clippers at Bancroft Library & Peabody Essex Museum.
John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish Naval Officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regarded by several commentators as one of the greatest naval commanders in the military history of the United States.