AMERICANS WH O H AVE CONTRIBUTED T O T H E H ISTORY AND TRAD ITIONS O F T H E UNITED STATES MERCH ANT MARINE AM E R HC AN S Wh o H a v e C o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e H IS T O R Y AND T R A D IT IO N S of t h e U N IT E D S T A T E S M E R C H A N T M A R IN E Compiled a nd Pu bli shed by T H E ED UCAT IONAL UNIT S . U . MERCH ANT MARINE CAD ET CO RP K IN G S P O INT 1 943 NE W Y O R K F ORE WORD The traditions of the U nited S tates Merchant Marine anchor on the accomplishments , past and present , of men who have given something of themselves to this silent service . S et down on the following p ages are the records of some individuals who are remembered for their con n tributi o s to the building , exp ansion and prestige of our Merchant Marine . Masters , engineers , builders , owners , authors and others , they were , without exception , men of the sea . The careers of these men represent more than per s on al biographical sketches . Others equally illustrious might have been singled out ; but those chosen do stamp their times , and their achievements help to explain our greatness as a sea power . The U nited S tates Merchant Marine Cadet Corps honors their memory by linking their names to the build ings , training vessels , docks , roads and other facilities of the U nited States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point , New York , and the Cadet B asic S chools at Pass Christian , Mississippi , and S an Mateo , California . P MC LT - CA TAIN R. R. NU Y, D M, U SNR, S uper vi s or , U nited S tates Merchant Marine Cadet Corps W D . C . ashington , , March 1 5, 1 943. C ON T EN T S PAGE F OR EW ORD 1 . J EAN LOU I S ( 1 690 1 736) - 2 . E SEK H OPK IN S ( 1 7 1 8 1 802 ) N - 3. JOH N MA LEY ( 1 7341 793) - ELIAS H . D ERBY ( 1 7391 7 99) WILLIA M H ACK ETT ( 1 739- 1 80 8 ) JOH N F ITC H ( 1 743- 1 7 98 ) JOH N K ENDRICK ( 1 745-1 800 ) JOH N B ARRY ( 1 745- 1 803) JOH N PAUL JONES ( 1 747 - 1 792 ) - 1 0 . JO H N STEVENS ( 1 7491 838 ) 1 E 1 . J A M S ROWAN R 1 1 1 1 2 . E RA A 0 80 OB RT R . ND LL ( 7 5 ) P R 1 -1 1 3. STE HEN GIRA D ( 750 831 ) - 1 4. B ENJAM IN CARPEN TER ( 1 751 1 823) - 1 . TEP E R 1 1 5 S H N DECATUR , S . ( 752 80 8 ) E - 1 1 6. ROB RT GRAY ( 1 755 806) ' ‘ - 1 7 . T H OMAS T RUXIU N ( 1 755 1 822 ) RIC RD 1 - 1 2 1 8 . H A DALE ( 756 8 6) ’ E - 1 9. RIC H ARD O BRI N ( 1 7 58 1 824) - 20 . JOS H U A BARNEY ( 1 7 591 8 1 8 ) - 21 . E DWARD PREBLE ( 1 7 61 1 807 ) - 2 22. A MASA DELANO ( 1 7 63 1 8 3) - 1 24 23. GA MALIEL BRADF ORD ( 1 7 63 8 ) ' E m m 1 7 65- 1 8 1 5 24. ROB RT F u ( ) V 1 - 1 4 25. JAMES DE EREUX ( 766 8 6) EL - 1 26. J ACOB CROWNINS H I D ( 1 770 80 8 ) C ON T E N T S PAGE ELIJA H COBB ( 1 77 0 - 1 8 51 ) NATHAN IEL B OWDITC H ( 1 773- 1 838 ) NATHAN IEL S ILSBEE ( 1 773- 1 850 ) - RICH ARD J. CLEVELAND ( 1 77 3 1 8 60 ) M OSES ROGERS ( 1 7 79- 1 821 ) - C HARLES W. WOOSTER ( 1 780 1 848 ) J OH N SUTER ( 1 78 1 -1 8 52) WILLIA M S TURGIS ( 1 782-1 8 63) U - SAM EL C . REID ( 1 783 1 861 ) GEORGE COGGESH ALL ( 1 784- 1 8 61 ) - C HARLES H . MARSHALL ( 1 792 1 865) - NATHAN IEL P . PALMER ( 1 7991 877 ) E R - DWA D K . COLLINS ( 1 802 1 878 ) JOH N E RICSSON ( 1 803- 1 889) - 1 ROBERT B . F ORBES ( 1 804 889) - MATTH EW F . M AURY ( 1 80 6 1 873) - T H OM AS H . SUM NER ( 1 807 1 87 6) - 1 ROBERT H . WATERMAN ( 1 808 884) ASA E LDRIDGE ( 1 809- 1 856) PH ILIP D U MARES! ( 1 809- 1 8 61 ) D ONALD M CKAY ( 1 81 0 - 1 880 ) J OH N ROACH ( 1 8 1 3- 1 88 7 ) 1 - 1 91 DAVID D . PORTER ( 1 8 3 8 ) 1 4- 1 8 1 JOS IAH P . CRESSY ( 1 8 7 ) JOSEP H R . G ORDON 1 8 1 5- 1 882 JR. RIC HARD H . DANA , ( ) 1 8 1 6- 1 899 WILLIAM H . WEBB ( ) viii C ON T E N T S PAGE CLEVELAND F ORBES PE R - ROBERT H . A S ON ( 1 8 1 7 1 8 68 ) HERMAN M ELVILLE ( 1 8 1 9- 1 8 91 ) GEORGE S TEERS ( 1 820 - 1 856) SA MUEL S AM UELS ( 1 823- 1 908 ) w - C HARLES P . Lo ( 1 8241 91 3) RLE - C H A S H . CRAM P ( 1 828 1 91 3) W - ILLIAM P . F RYE ( 1 831 1 91 1 ) ART H UR SEWALL ( 1 835- 1 900 ) - MARY A. PATTEN ( 1 837 1 861 ) T H OMAS WILSON ( 1 838 - 1 900 ) A - GEORGE P . MCK Y ( 1 838 1 91 8 ) ROBERT D OLLAR ( 1 844- 1 932 ) ANDREW F U RU S ET H ( 1 845- 1 938 ) GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE ( 1 846- 1 91 4) W 4 - 1 ILLIAM D . B URN HAM ( 1 8 7 91 9) WILLIAM MAT SON ( 1 849- 1 91 7 ) A I - 1 JO H N C . J M SON ( 1 849 928 ) R - 1 1 2 JAMES F . MU PH Y ( 1 850 9 ) 1 - 1 2 A R . ROBERT M. L F OLLETTE , S ( 8 55 9 5) - WINTHROP L . M ARVI N ( 1 863 1 926) - 1 4 JAMES A. F ARRELL ( 1 863 9 3) C HARLES F . B AILEY ( 1 863 - C HARLES A. M CALLISTER ( 1 8 67 1 932 ) - HENRY A. WILEY ( 1 8 67 1 943) - PH ILIP A. S . F RAN K LI N ( 1 87 1 1 939) WI IA F I H JR. 1 8 3 LL M S ER , ( 7 PAGE P H I JOSE . KEM P ( 1 873 N RM - O AN O . PEDRICK ( 1 87 5 1 942 ) E MERY RICE ( 1 878 -1 91 9) F ELIX RIESENBERG ( 1 8 79- 1 939) R E - OB RT L . HAGUE ( 1 880 1 939) F F D D MA Y - CLI OR . LLOR ( 1 88 1 1 941 ) A F H 1 - L RED . H AAG ( 8841 941 ) I - JAMES J. MAD SON ( 1 888 1 922 ) R - ROBERT E . MILLE ( 1 892 1 931 ) N W 1 - HAROLD L. WI SLO ( 8 93 1 938 ) - R. HOWARD P . CONWAY , J ( 1 91 91 942 ) W M R 1 ILLIAM . T H OMAS , J . ( 922 ’ W 1 - ED IN J. O HARA ( 923 1 942) APPE N D IC E S Acknowledgment S uggested Readings The U nited S tates Merchant Marine Academy Y . Kings Point, N. The U nited S tates Merchant Marine Cadet B asic a M S chool , S n ateo , California The U nited States Merchant Marine Cadet B asic M S chool , Pass Christian , ississippi I N D EX I LLU S T RATI ON S PAGE Pictorial Map of the U nited States Merchant Marine Academy , Kings Point , New York Cover Lining 1 4 The Port of New Orleans , 8 0 2 l Charity H ospita , New Orleans , Louisiana 2 4 Esek H opkins o O . U nited S tates Sl oop of Wa1 Al ban y 6 Elias H . D erby 8 The Letter of Marque Brig G r an d Tu r k A li a n c The U . S . F rigate l e William H ackett ’ F itch s screw propeller steamboat , 1 796 John F itch e ev r an ce 1 6- 87 The P r s e , 7 8 The C olumbi a John B arry ’ Th ni te d ta te s 1 6 Commodore John B arry s F lagship , e U S The B on H0 mme Ri cha r d in action with the S er api s 1 8 John Paul Jones John Stevens The P hoeni x Ah E arly New England Merchantman Robert Richard Randall The S hip G ood F r i en ds of Philadelphia S tephen G irard A page from the log of the ship H e r cu l es B enj amin Carpenter r . S tephen Decatur , S The Burning of the P hi l ade lp hi a I LLU S T RATI ON S PAGE The C o lumbi a and the L a dy Wa s hi ng ton Robert G ray Thomas T rux tun The C ons tella ti on and the Veng en ce F The U .