Isaac Chauncey (20 February 1779 – 27 January 1840) was an officer in the United States Navy. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...

Chauncey, born in Black Rock, Connecticut, 20 February 1779, was appointed a Lieutenant in the Navy from 17 September 1798. He fought with gallantry in the West Indies during the Quasi-War with France; in the Mediterranean during the War with the Barbary Powers; and commanded John Adams (1804–5), Hornet (1805–6), Washington and the Mediterranean Squadron (1815–1820). February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... The Quasi-War was an undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1801. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Burning of the frigate Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli, February 16, 1804, by Edward Moran, painted 1897, depicts a naval action of the First Barbary War. ... The first John Adams was a frigate in the United States Navy from 1800 to 1867. ... The third USS Hornet was a brig-rigged sloop of war was launched on 28 July 1805 in Baltimore and commissioned on 18 October. ... Ten ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Washington, originally in honor of George Washington, and later (20th century) for the 42nd state. ... The Mediterranean Squadron was part of the United States Navy in the 1800s. ...

Perhaps his most outstanding service was during the War of 1812 when he commanded the naval forces on Lake Ontario, conducting amphibious operations in cooperation with the Army, and containing the large British squadron stationed there. His last service was as member, and, for 4 years, President, of the Board of Navy Commissioners. Commodore Chauncey died in Washington 27 January 1840. This page refers to the war between the United States of America and Great Britain. ... Lake Ontario seen from near Wolcott, New York Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... US Army Seal HHC, US Army Distinctive Unit Insignia The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces that has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

See USS Chauncey for ships named in his honor. Three ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Chauncey to honor Commodore Isaac Chauncey. ...

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