William Bainbridge
United States Navy officer · United States · On the map · Lived 1774 to 1833 · aged 59
Commodore William Bainbridge was a United States Navy officer. During his long career in the young American navy he served under six presidents beginning with John Adams and is notable for his many victories at sea.
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Bainbridge House in Princeton, New Jersey, the commodore's birthplace.
William Bainbridge, commanding officer of USS Retaliation in 1798
William Bainbridge pays tribute to the dey of Algiers
Philadelphia aground off Tripoli, in 1803
USS Constitution engaging HMS Java
Bainbridge Squadron off Algiers
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He commanded several famous naval ships, including the USS Constitution, and saw service in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. Bainbridge was also in command of the USS Philadelphia when she grounded off the shores of Tripoli, Libya in North Africa, resulting in his capture and imprisonment for many months. In the latter part of his career he became the U.S. Naval Commissioner.