James Lawrence

James Lawrence

male, deceased (1813)
Chesapeake, Congressional Gold Medal recipient, United States Navy officer, battle cry, war of 1812, American…USSChesapeake
James Lawrence (October 1, 1781 - June 4, 1813) was an American naval hero. During the War of 1812, he commanded the USS "Chesapeake" in a...
Philip Broke

Philip Broke

male, deceased (1841)
British military personnel of the War of 1812, From suffolk, Royal Naval academy, Ipswich School, Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, USSChesapeake…Chesapeake
Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke, 1st Baronet (9 September 1776 - 2 January 1841) was a distinguished officer in the British Royal Navy. Broke was born...
James Barron

James Barron

male, deceased (1851)
Warren, Chesapeake, United States Navy officer, British, captain, american revolution…uss united states, USSChesapeake, USS Warren, Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
James Barron was an officer in the United States Navy. Barron was born in Virginia in 1769. As a youth he served in the Virginia Navy during the...
Isaac Hull

Isaac Hull

male, deceased (1843)
constitution, Chesapeake, Congressional Gold Medal recipient, United States Navy officer, French, privateer…USS Argus, USS Adams, uss enterprise, USS President, USS Constitution
Isaac Hull (March 9, 1773 - February 13, 1843), was a Commodore, in the United States Navy. Hull was born in Derby, Connecticut. Early in life he...

Charles Stewart

male, deceased (1869)
Chesapeake, Congressional Gold Medal recipient, hornet, constellation, United States Navy officer, tripoli…uss united states, uss hornet, uss constellation, USS Philadelphia, USS Constitution
Charles Stewart (28 July 1778 - 6 November 1869) was an officer in the United States Navy. Born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Stewart went to sea...
Joshua Humphreys

Joshua Humphreys

male, deceased (1838)
Chesapeake, American Revolutionary War, United States Congress, Haverford, United States Navy personnel, USS Constitution…USSChesapeake, USS President, uss constellation, uss randolph, uss united states
Joshua Humphreys (June 17, 1751 - January 12, 1838) was an influential and successful ship builder in the United States. Humphreys was born in...

William Sitgreaves Cox

male, deceased (1874)
Chesapeake, United States Navy officer, harry s truman, chain of command, war of 1812, shannon…USSChesapeake
William Sitgreaves Cox (1790-1874) was a Third Lieutenant serving on USS "Chesapeake" during the War of 1812. During the battle with HMS "Shannon"...

Pollard Hopewell

male, deceased (1813)
Chesapeake, HMS Shannon, USSChesapeake, United States Navy, frigate, hopewell…USS Hopewell
Pollard Hopewell (between 1786 and 1789 - 1 June 1813) was a midshipman in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He was killed in the...
Josiah Fox

Josiah Fox

male, deceased (1847)
Fox family of Falmouth, USSChesapeake, shannon, United States Navy, falmouth, From Falmouth…Chesapeake
Josiah Fox (1763-1847) was a naval architect noted for his involvement in the design and construction of the first significant warships of the...
Provo Wallis

Provo Wallis

male, deceased (1892)
Chesapeake, Centenarian, Royal Navy admiral, halifax, Canadian, cleopatra…USSChesapeake
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Provo William Perry Wallis, GCB (Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 12, 1791 – April 26, 1892) was a naval war hero and Admiral of...