biography
pronunciation:
[dekayter]
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| lived:
| (1752–1808)
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| biography:
| US naval officer, born in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The father of Stephen Decatur (1779–1820), he commanded five different privateer vessels during the American Revolution and became a captain in the US Navy (1798). In command of the USS Delaware he captured the first prize in the undeclared war with France. |
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