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John Smith (US Navy officer)
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Captain '''John Smith''' was a United States Navy officer, who served during the [[First Barbary War]] and later in the War of 1812. He commanded [[USS Vixen (1803)|USS ''Vixen'']], [[USS Wasp (1807)|USS Wasp]], [[USS Essex (1799)|USS ''Essex'']], [[USS Congress (1799)|USS ''Congress'']], and [[USS Franklin (1815)|USS ''Franklin'']].
== Early Life ==
He was born in England on 1 January 1780 as the eldest son of Rev. William Smith. John Smith was brought by his parents to Charleston, South Carolina, at age 4, sometimes in December 1785.
== Military Service ==
At age 19, on 28 February 1799, he was appointed as a Lieutenant in U.S. Navy. His commission was accepted on 19 June 1799. His first assignment was on board of USS [[USS Chesapeake (1799)|Chesapeake]], beginning 12 February 1800. On 27 April he sailed on USS ''Chesapeake'' for the Mediterranean Station, and cruised off Tripoli, returning to the Washington Navy Yard on 1 June 1803 to oversee the building of USS ''Vixen'' at Baltimore, which he commanded during the First Barbary War. On August 1803, then-Lieutenant Smith took USS ''Vixen'' from Baltimore to Gibraltar, where on 14 September 1803 he joined the Mediterranean squadron of Commodore [[Edward Preble]]. From there until the end of year he was patrolling Tripolitan waters in company of [[USS Philadelphia (1799)|USS Philadelphia]], until the latter was captured and Lieutenant Smith continued cruising the Mediterranean seas and off the Barbary States during the first half of 1804. He re-joined the squadron of Commodore Rodgers in Malta in May 1804. He was promoted to Master Commandant on 18 May 1804. He took command of [[USS Syren (1803)|USS Syren]] on 3 July 1805 and after a peace treaty with Tripoli was signed on 10 June 1805, he remained in the Mediterranean for almost a year helping to establish and maintain satisfactory relations with other Barbary states. He took USS ''Syren'' back to the United States on 28 May 1806 and soon after was assigned at Washington to super intend the fitting out of USS ''[[USS Wasp (1807)|Wasp]]''. As her commander he cruised along the East coast from Maine to the West Indies until 1809. For a brief time he commanded [[USS Essex (1799)|USS ''Essex'']] until he was promoted to Captain on 29 October 1810 and took command of [[USS Congress (1799)|USS ''Congress'']]. Upon the declaration of the War of 1812 he, with USS ''Congress'', joined to the squadron of Commodore [[John Rodgers (1772–1838)|John Rodgers]], and captured five British vessels as recorded by Louis F. Middlebrook in Vol. LXIII, October 1927 of Essex Institute Historical Collections:<ref></ref>
<blockquote>November 1, 1812, off Western Islands, the British ship Argo, 10 guns and 26 men, with a cargo of oil and whalebone, bound for London, and ordered to the United States.
May 19, 1813, in Lat. 28 N., Long. 42 W., the British brig ''Jean'', 10 guns and 17 men, with a cargo of copper, hides, etc., bound to Greenock. After taking out the copper, the brig was burned.
May 22, 1813, in Lat. 24 N., Long. 40 W., the British brig ''Diana'', 10 guns and 14 men, with a cargo of copper and hides bound to London, and sent into Barbadoes with the prisoners, after throwing overboard her cargo.
October 25, 1813, in Lat. 19 N., Long. 40 W., the British ship ''Rose'', of 182 tons, crew of 12 men, with a cargo of wine and potatoes. Burned. All of her crew voluntarily enlisted in the service of the United States.
December 5, 1813, in the North Atlantic, the British brig ''Atlantic'', crew of 12 men and a cargo of sugar and cotton from the West Indies to Cork. This brig was sent into Boston. </blockquote>
At the end of the war, Captain Smith was transferred to command [[USS Franklin (1815)|USS ''Franklin'']], but died before or right around her launch in August 1815.
== Death ==
Captain John Smith was lain to rest in peace in St. Peter's Church Yard in Philadelphia.
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== Early Life ==
He was born in England on 1 January 1780 as the eldest son of Rev. William Smith. John Smith was brought by his parents to Charleston, South Carolina, at age 4, sometimes in December 1785.
== Military Service ==
At age 19, on 28 February 1799, he was appointed as a Lieutenant in U.S. Navy. His commission was accepted on 19 June 1799. His first assignment was on board of USS [[USS Chesapeake (1799)|Chesapeake]], beginning 12 February 1800. On 27 April he sailed on USS ''Chesapeake'' for the Mediterranean Station, and cruised off Tripoli, returning to the Washington Navy Yard on 1 June 1803 to oversee the building of USS ''Vixen'' at Baltimore, which he commanded during the First Barbary War. On August 1803, then-Lieutenant Smith took USS ''Vixen'' from Baltimore to Gibraltar, where on 14 September 1803 he joined the Mediterranean squadron of Commodore [[Edward Preble]]. From there until the end of year he was patrolling Tripolitan waters in company of [[USS Philadelphia (1799)|USS Philadelphia]], until the latter was captured and Lieutenant Smith continued cruising the Mediterranean seas and off the Barbary States during the first half of 1804. He re-joined the squadron of Commodore Rodgers in Malta in May 1804. He was promoted to Master Commandant on 18 May 1804. He took command of [[USS Syren (1803)|USS Syren]] on 3 July 1805 and after a peace treaty with Tripoli was signed on 10 June 1805, he remained in the Mediterranean for almost a year helping to establish and maintain satisfactory relations with other Barbary states. He took USS ''Syren'' back to the United States on 28 May 1806 and soon after was assigned at Washington to super intend the fitting out of USS ''[[USS Wasp (1807)|Wasp]]''. As her commander he cruised along the East coast from Maine to the West Indies until 1809. For a brief time he commanded [[USS Essex (1799)|USS ''Essex'']] until he was promoted to Captain on 29 October 1810 and took command of [[USS Congress (1799)|USS ''Congress'']]. Upon the declaration of the War of 1812 he, with USS ''Congress'', joined to the squadron of Commodore [[John Rodgers (1772–1838)|John Rodgers]], and captured five British vessels as recorded by Louis F. Middlebrook in Vol. LXIII, October 1927 of Essex Institute Historical Collections:<ref></ref>
<blockquote>November 1, 1812, off Western Islands, the British ship Argo, 10 guns and 26 men, with a cargo of oil and whalebone, bound for London, and ordered to the United States.
May 19, 1813, in Lat. 28 N., Long. 42 W., the British brig ''Jean'', 10 guns and 17 men, with a cargo of copper, hides, etc., bound to Greenock. After taking out the copper, the brig was burned.
May 22, 1813, in Lat. 24 N., Long. 40 W., the British brig ''Diana'', 10 guns and 14 men, with a cargo of copper and hides bound to London, and sent into Barbadoes with the prisoners, after throwing overboard her cargo.
October 25, 1813, in Lat. 19 N., Long. 40 W., the British ship ''Rose'', of 182 tons, crew of 12 men, with a cargo of wine and potatoes. Burned. All of her crew voluntarily enlisted in the service of the United States.
December 5, 1813, in the North Atlantic, the British brig ''Atlantic'', crew of 12 men and a cargo of sugar and cotton from the West Indies to Cork. This brig was sent into Boston. </blockquote>
At the end of the war, Captain Smith was transferred to command [[USS Franklin (1815)|USS ''Franklin'']], but died before or right around her launch in August 1815.
== Death ==
Captain John Smith was lain to rest in peace in St. Peter's Church Yard in Philadelphia.
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