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Barry, John (1745–1803)

Irish naval officer, born in Wexford. Barry settled in Philadelphia around 1760. An ardent American patriot, he joined the Continental navy at the outbreak of the American Revolution (1775–83) and commanded many ships to victory. As captain of the Lexington, he captured the Edward, the first ship taken by the Continental navy. He became a commodore in 1794 and the senior captain in the US navy in 1798, commanding all US ships in the West Indies.



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