Stephen Decatur

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United States Navy officer human

Stephen Decatur was a celebrated early 19th-century United States naval officer renowned for his daring exploits and heroism in multiple conflicts, including the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Stephen Decatur Sr. 2
Stephen A. Decatur 1
Stephen Decatur Jr. 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal ⓘ
Thanks of Congress ⓘ
burialPlace St. Peter’s Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: St. Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia
causeOfDeath gunshot wound ⓘ
commanded USS Constitution ⓘ
USS Enterprise (CV-6) ⓘ
surface form: USS Enterprise

USS Guerriere ⓘ
USS United States ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1779-01-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1820-03-22 ⓘ
employer United States Navy ⓘ
era early 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup American of English descent ⓘ
familyName Decatur ⓘ
father Stephen Decatur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Stephen Decatur Sr.
givenName Stephen ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle American naval hero ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in duel ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank captain ⓘ
commodore ⓘ
mother Ann Pine Decatur ⓘ
namesakeOf Decatur, Alabama ⓘ
Decatur, Illinois ⓘ
USS Decatur ⓘ
notableAchievement captured British frigate HMS Macedonian in 1812 ⓘ
led raid to destroy USS Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor in 1804 ⓘ
notableQuote Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong. ⓘ
notableWork burning of the captured frigate USS Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor ⓘ
capture of HMS Macedonian ⓘ
command in the Second Barbary War ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
participantIn First Barbary War ⓘ
Quasi-War ⓘ
Second Barbary War ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Sinepuxent, Maryland ⓘ
near Berlin, Maryland ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C. ⓘ
positionHeld Navy Commissioner of the United States Navy ⓘ
member of the Board of Navy Commissioners ⓘ
residence Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Susan Wheeler Decatur ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Barbary War → USNavalOfficer → Stephen Decatur ⓘ
Stephen Decatur → father → Stephen Decatur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stephen Decatur Sr.
Quasi-War → hasCommander → Stephen Decatur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stephen Decatur Sr.
Decatur County, Georgia → namedAfter → Stephen Decatur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stephen Decatur Jr.
Decatur, Illinois → namedAfter → Stephen Decatur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stephen A. Decatur
War of 1812 → notableCommander → Stephen Decatur ⓘ