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William Bainbridge, Commander of the USS Retaliation in 1798. Bainbridge saw service in several wars and commanded a number of famous early U.S. Navy vessels including USS George Washington, USS Philadelphia and USS Constitution, ultimately becoming a member of the board of naval commissioners during the latter part of his long naval career.
William Bainbridge was an American naval officer who captured the British frigate Java in the War of 1812. Bainbridge commanded merchant vessels from 1793 to 1798, when he became an officer in the newly organized U.S. Navy. He served in the war with the Barbary States (1801–05) and was in command.
William Bainbridge. Courtesy National Portrait Gallery. Ninth Commander of the USS Constitution, second Commandant of the Charlestown Navy Yard. His name will always be synonymous with the victory over HMS Java, or the capture of USS Philadelphia but Commodore William Bainbridge was more than just a sea captain.
Jan 31, 2020 · Died 27 July 1833. At the age of 15 he entered the merchant service where he made an unusual and distinguished record. Upon his appointment as lieutenant in the Navy he was ordered to...
William Bainbridge, born on 7 May 1774 at Princeton, N.J., went to sea in a Philadelphia merchantman at the age of 15. He developed rapidly as a seaman and leader and attained command of the ship...
William Bainbridge was born in Princeton, New Jersey, on 7 May 1774. He went to sea in the merchant marine in 1789 and was captain of a ship before reaching the age of twenty....
William Bainbridge was born to Tory parents in Princeton, New Jersey on May 7, 1774. After a rudimentary education, he went to sea. By age 19, he had earned a master’s berth. When the new United States Navy was being manned in 1798, Bainbridge accepted a lieutenant’s commission.
