United States Naval Officer. The father of famed 1812 Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr., he served in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War, and in the post-War United States Naval forces, himself reaching the rank of Commodore. He was responsible for the 1800 commissioning of the 28-gun sailing frigate "USS Philadelphia", which a few years later his son gained international fame for his part in daring night time raid to burn the vessel to keep it out of the hands of Tripolitan pirates during the Barbary Wars. The elder Decatur commanded the vessel during the "Quasi-War" with France, capturing five French ships with it before he was relieved of its command by his own request.
United States Naval Officer. The father of famed 1812 Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr., he served in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War, and in the post-War United States Naval forces, himself reaching the rank of Commodore. He was responsible for the 1800 commissioning of the 28-gun sailing frigate "USS Philadelphia", which a few years later his son gained international fame for his part in daring night time raid to burn the vessel to keep it out of the hands of Tripolitan pirates during the Barbary Wars. The elder Decatur commanded the vessel during the "Quasi-War" with France, capturing five French ships with it before he was relieved of its command by his own request.
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Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records, 1759-1970
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