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Encyclopedia > Stephen Decatur, Sr.

Stephen Decatur, Sr. (June 1752 - 11 November 1808) was an American naval captain in the Revolutionary War and later in the Quasi-War. He was the father of Stephen Decatur, Jr. 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Before the Revolution: The 13 colonies are in red, the pink area was claimed by Great Britain after the French and Indian War, and the orange region was claimed by Spain. ... The Quasi-War was an undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1801. ... Stephen Decatur, Jr. ...


Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Decatur was a merchant captain before the Revolution. Married to Ann Pine, they had two children, in addition to their famous son; John Decatur and Ann Decatur McKnight. A side street in Newport, Rhode Island, showing the historic buildings near the waterfront Newport is a city located in Newport County, Rhode Island. ...


In 1800, Decatur commissioned Philadelphia, the very vessel that his son later burned. The second USS Philadelphia of the United States Navy was a 28 gun sailing frigate. ...


He died in 1808, probably in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Independence Hall Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as Philly or the City of Brotherly Love) is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania, both in area and population. ...


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  • Drawing of Decatur

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Stephen Decatur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1758 words)
Decatur was born in Sinepuxent, Maryland to Stephen Decatur and Anne Pine.
Decatur was employed at the age of 17 in the firm of Gurney and Smith, acting as the company's supervisor to the early construction of the frigate United States.
Decatur was dispatched to Algiers to firstly, secure the release of American slaves, secondly, obtain an end to tribute, and finally, to procure favorable prize agreements.
The Mariners' Museum : Birth of the U.S. Navy (917 words)
Captain Stephen Decatur, Sr., received word of the plundering of a coastal trader by the French schooner Croyable.
Decatur escorted the Croyable to Philadelphia, where she was recommissioned as the Retaliation.
Decatur's capture of the Croyable was but a hint of actions to come during the Quasi-War.
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