Dale, Richard, 1756-1826
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American Naval Officer.
Naval officer; served with the British navy from 1776 to 1777 when he joined the Continental Navy, serving as first lieutenant to John Paul Jones on the Bonhomme Richard.
Richard Dale (6 November 1756 - 26 February 1826) fought in the Continental Navy under John Barry and was first lieutenant for John Paul Jones during the naval battle off of Flamborough Head, England against the HMS Serapis in the celebrated engagement of 23 September 1779. He became one of the six original commodores of the permanent United States Navy, and commanded a blockade of Tripoli in 1801 during the Barbary War of Thomas Jefferson's presidency.
American naval officer.
Richard Dale was a naval officer.
Commodore, U.S. Navy.
While serving with the Navy, Dale was captured on USS Lexington in 1777. Subsequently imprisoned in Mill Prison, England, he escaped to France. Dale returned to service as Master's Mate under John Paul Jones in 1778, and served as First Lieutenant on USS Bon Homme Richard during her engagement with HMS Serapis on 23 Sept. 1779. From 1781 to 1782, he commanded Queen of France, and in 1801 took command of the Mediterranean Squadron in operations against Tripoli.
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