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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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