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Barron, Samuel, II (Commodore), CAPT.
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Home Town Hampton
Last Address Norfolk, VA
BURIAL- Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Unknown location Hampton Virginia
Frigate:
Built by Christian Bergh, East River, New York
Launched 10 April 1800
USS President sailed from New York, 5 August 1800, CDR. Thomas Truxtun ,in command
Assigned as flagship of Commodore Richard Dale in the Mediterranean in 1801 and 1802
Cruised in the Mediterranean in 1804 and 1805. participating in the actions against Tripoli
Cruised off the eastern coast of the United States from 1809 to 1812
Sailing from Annapolis, MD., 12 May 1811, President and met and fired on sloop HMS Little Belt
President sailed from New York, 21 June 1812, with USS United States, USS Congress, USS Hornet, and USS Argus on a cruise in the North Atlantic
23 June, 1812. President fell in with frigate HMS Belvidera, and after a running fight of 8 hours Belvidera, escaped
Putting into Boston, she sailed again 3 October 1812 for the North Atlantic returning to Boston 31 December
President sailed from Boston, 30 April 1813, on a cruise off the coast of Europe
23 September 1813, President captured schooner HMS Highflyer, off New York and arrived Newport, R.I., 27 September 1813
President sailed from Providence 4 December on a cruise to the West Indies, returning to New York IS February 1814 and was blockaded there for almost a year by a British squadron.
President sailed from New York 14 January 1815 under CAPT. Stephen Decatur, and the next day was captured by HMS ships Endymion, Majestic, Pomone, and Tenedos
Final Disposition, taken into the Royal Navy and was broken up at Portsmouth, England, in 1817
Other Memories In 1798, Barron was placed in command of the Augusta and took part in the Quasi-War with France. During the First Barbary War, he commanded the President and relieved Edward Preble near Tripoli.
