Nicholas Biddle (September 10, 1750 – March 17, 1778) was one of the first five captains of the Continental Navy, which was raised by the Americans during the…
John Kendrick (born John Kenrick, c. 1740–1794) was an American sea captain, both during the American Revolutionary War and the exploration and maritime fur trading of the Pacific…
Silas Talbot (January 11, 1751 – June 30, 1813) was an officer in the Continental Army and in the Continental Navy during the American Revolution. Talbot is most…
Reuben Chase (June 23, 1754 – June 23, 1824) was an officer in the Continental Navy. Chase joined Ranger as a seaman in 1777 and served during John…
John Manley (c.1733–1793) was an officer in the Continental Navy and the United States Navy.==Early life==Tradition holds that John Manley was born in 1733 near Torquay, Devonshire, in…
Samuel Tucker (1 November 1747 – 10 March 1833) was an officer in the Continental Navy and the United States Navy.==Military Career==Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, Tucker began his…
Samuel Chew (c. 1750 – 4 March 1778) was an officer in the Continental Navy.==Biography==Born in Virginia, Chew, a resident of Connecticut, was appointed by the Marine Committee…
Richard Marven was a Revolutionary War naval officer who, along with Samuel Shaw, were instrumental figures in the passage of the first whistleblower protection law in the United…
Daniel Waters (June 20, 1731–March 26, 1816) was an officer in the Continental Navy and in the United States Navy.==Biography==He was born on June 20, 1731, in Charlestown,…