USS Essex (1799)
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The first USS Essex of the United States Navy was a 36-gun or 32-gun sailing frigate that participated in the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War, and in the War of 1812. The British captured
USS Essex
USS Essex with her prizes
Essex capturing Alert.
c. 1819 painting of Essex (center) at the Battle of Valparaíso
David Porter (naval officer)
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David Porter was an American naval officer and diplomat. Porter commanded a number of U.S. naval ships. He saw service in the First Barbary War, the War of 1812 and in the West Indies. During the War
USS Essex (1799)
…use in patrolling American waters and a single cruise to Europe. When war was declared against Britain on 18 June 1812, Essex, commanded by Captain David Porter, made a successful cruise to the southward. On 11 July near Bermuda she fell in with seven British transports (Silverside being one) and by moonlight…
A portrait of Porter as a captain in the United States Navy
Commodore David Porter Memorial in the Woodlands Cemetery