War of 1812 Naval Officer. He was the Nephew of General William Hull. He began United States naval service as a cabin boy in 1787. He was commissioned 4th Lieutenant on the USS Constitution in 1797, and won distinction in the Quasi-War with France when he captured a French privateer. He commanded the USS Argus during the Barbary Wars, and provided support when American troops captured Derna on April 27, 1805. Promoted to Captain and named commander of the USS Constitution in 1810, he commanded it during the War of 1812. He gained fame by evading a superior British naval squadron in an incredible 66-hour chase after the British encountered the Constitution off Egg Harbor, New Jersey. His most enduring Naval action was the defeat by the Constitution of the British frigate HMS Guerriere, which he destroyed in less than a half hour of combat. His post-war assignments were commander of the Pacific Squadron, commandant of the Washington Navy Yard, and commander of the US Mediterranean Squadron. His last words before dying were "I strike my flag".
War of 1812 Naval Officer. He was the Nephew of General William Hull. He began United States naval service as a cabin boy in 1787. He was commissioned 4th Lieutenant on the USS Constitution in 1797, and won distinction in the Quasi-War with France when he captured a French privateer. He commanded the USS Argus during the Barbary Wars, and provided support when American troops captured Derna on April 27, 1805. Promoted to Captain and named commander of the USS Constitution in 1810, he commanded it during the War of 1812. He gained fame by evading a superior British naval squadron in an incredible 66-hour chase after the British encountered the Constitution off Egg Harbor, New Jersey. His most enduring Naval action was the defeat by the Constitution of the British frigate HMS Guerriere, which he destroyed in less than a half hour of combat. His post-war assignments were commander of the Pacific Squadron, commandant of the Washington Navy Yard, and commander of the US Mediterranean Squadron. His last words before dying were "I strike my flag".
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