William Bainbridge (1774-1833)

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William Bainbridge

NationalityAmerican
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth7.5.1774 - Princeton, NJDANFS
First Known Service30.7.1798DANFS
DaughterLouisa Alexina Hoff (1820-1882)ref:950
Son-in-Lawref:631
BrotherE-WIKI
Last Known Service20.6.1827DANFS
Date of Death28.7.1833DANFS

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
30.7.1798	20.11.1798	Retaliation (14) 1798-1798 American 14 Gun Unrated Schooner , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	DANFS
3.8.1798		Lieutenant	DANFS
29.2.1799		Master Commandant	DANFS
29.3.1799	29.4.1800	Norfolk (18) 1798-1800 American 18 Gun Unrated Ship , Master Commandant, and Commanding Officer	DANFS
20.5.1800		Captain	DANFS
20.5.1800	2.5.1801	George Washington (24) 1798-1802 American 24 Gun 6th Rate Sloop , Captain, and Commanding Officer	DANFS
2.5.1801	1802	Essex (32) 1799-1814 American 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer	DANFS
21.5.1803	31.10.1803	Philadelphia (36) 1799-1803 American 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer	DANFS
31.10.1803	3.6.1805	Prisoner at Tripoli	ref:1132
12.1808	1811	President (44) 1800-1815 American 44 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer	DANFS
16.5.1811		President vs Little Belt
15.9.1812	18.7.1813	Constitution (44) 1797-1797 American 44 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer	DANFS
29.12.1812		Severely wounder	ref:1146
29.12.1812		Constitution vs Java
3.7.1815	29.11.1819	Independence (74) 1814-1913 American 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Commodore,	DANFS
29.10.1819	1821	Columbus (74) 1819-1861 American 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	DANFS
15.12.1824	20.6.1827	Appointed to the Board of Navy Commissioners	ref:1212

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:1132Charles W Goldsborough, Periodical

ref:1146 Book

ref:1212Thomas Holdup Stevens Hamersly, Digital Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:950 Family History

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