Father of the Navy

John Barry fought for his adoptive country at sea and presided at the birth of the U.S. Navy Royal Navy Lieutenant Richard Boger was vexed. The commander of the eight-gun sloop tender HMS Edward had been chasing an unidentified merchantman since just after dawn on April 7, 1776. He had finally overtaken the vessel off …

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