The Mediterranean Squadron, also known as the Mediterranean Station, was part of the United States Navy in the 19th century that operated in the Mediterranean Sea. It was formed in response to the Fir
USS Enterprise of the Mediterranean Squadron capturing the polacca Tripoli during the First Barbary War.
The burning of USS Philadelphia by the crew of USS Intrepid, 1804.
Stephen Decatur's Mediterranean squadron off Algiers in 1815.
Commodore John Rodgers
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Commodore Isaac Hull was a United States Navy officer who served in the Quasi-War, Barbary Wars and War of 1812. During his military career, he commanded the warships USS Argus, USS Chesapeake, USS Pr
Captain Isaac Hull
Claimed birthplace, Shelton, Connecticut
"We shall have nothing to fear from any single deck Ship". Letter Isaac Hull to Paul Hamilton July 2, 1812 re status of USS Constitution and crew. NARA Washington D.C., RG45, CL, 1812 Vol. 2, No. 85.
Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere 19 August 1812