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Commodore Melancthon Taylor Woolsey ( 1782 – 18 May 1838 ) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 and battles on the Great Lakes.
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Commodore and Melancthon
The United States Navy named two destroyers in his honor: the USS Woolsey ( Destroyer No. 77 ), and the USS Woolsey ( DD-437 ) commemorating both him and his son, Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey.
Woolsey was the first son of Commodore Melancthon Taylor Woolsey and Susan C. Treadwell ; he was born at Sacketts Harbor, New York.
The first was named in honor of Commodore Melancthon Taylor Woolsey, and the second commemorated both him and his son, Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey.
Commodore and Taylor
Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, CF, MSD, OStJ, Fijian Navy, known commonly as Frank Bainimarama and sometimes by the chiefly title Ratu < ref name = Herald > Herald on Sunday, Phil Taylor, < u > Peaceful island village belies turmoil of national politics < u >, 2006-12-10, page 20 ( interview with Bainimarama's brother ).</ ref > ( born 27 April 1954 ), is a Fijian naval officer and politician.
Commodore William Leonard ' Bill ' Taylor ( born 14 September 1938 ) was an Australian Naval Officer, Politician and Administrator.
Commodore and Woolsey
Commodore Woolsey received orders detaching him from command of the navy yard in the summer of 1874.
Commodore and 1782
In the temporary absence of Commodore Edmund Affleck, he commanded in the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September, and continuing afterwards in Bedford, as Affleck's flag captain, was present in the engagement at St. Kitts on 26 January 1782, and in the Battle of the Saintes on 9 and 12 April, in which last the Bedford had a very distinguished part.
Benson Lossing ( writing in 1856 ) claimed it was used by all the Presidents of the Congress after 1782, though only two examples from Thomas Mifflin are documented today: Lossing described a 1784 letter, and Commodore Byron McCandless ( while doing research for the 1945 seal redesign ) photographed a seal on a November 17, 1783 Mifflin letter to the Governor of Rhode Island.
In 1782 Commodore Hotham was with Richard Howe at the relief of Gibraltar, and at the time of the Spanish armament of 1790 he flew his flag as Rear Admiral of the Red.
Commodore and –
* 1755 – Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
Commodore played a vital role in the development of the home – personal computer industry in the 1970s and 1980s.
For a time it was considered the front runner in the bid, and numerous reports ( all false ), surfaced during the 1994 – 1995 time frame that Commodore UK had made the purchase.
* 1815 – War of 1812: American frigate, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates.
* 1854 – Commodore Matthew Perry signs the Treaty of Kanagawa with the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade.
While in high school, McVeigh became interested in computers and hacked into government computer systems on his Commodore 64, under a handle – " The Wanderer " – borrowed from the song by Dion DiMucci.
* January – The world's first personal all-in-one computer ( keyboard / screen / tape storage ), the Commodore PET, is demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago
* March 31 – Commodore Matthew Perry of the U. S. Navy signs the Treaty / Convention of Kanagawa with the Japanese government ( the Tokugawa Shogunate ), opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade ( see History of Japan ).
* May 1 – Spanish-American War – Battle of Manila Bay: Commodore Dewey destroys the Spanish squadron.
* April 2 – A naval fleet led by Commodore William James of the East India Company captures Tulaji Angre's fortress Suvarnadurg from the Marathas.
* September 10 – War of 1812 – Battle of Lake Erie: An American squadron under Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry defeats a British squadron, capturing 6 ships.
Commodore and 18
* August 18 – Battle of Lagos: The British fleet of Edward Boscawen defeats a French force under Commodore Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran off the Portuguese coast.
The county was formed on December 18, 1840, and named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero in the War of 1812.
Kotor was captured by the British attack on the Bay led by Commodore John Harper in the brig sloop ( 18 guns ).
Commodore William Montgomery Crane ( 1776 – 18 March 1846 ) was an officer in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War and the War of 1812.
On 18 December 2006, Fiji's military ruler, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, announced his decision to close the prison and convert the island into a public park, as it was before 2000.
Joel Abbot ( January 18, 1793 – December 14, 1855 ) was a U. S. naval officer who served notably in the War of 1812, and commanded a squadron during Commodore Perry's 1852 visit to Japan.
The 1541 Commodore floppy disk can contain up to 144 files in a flat namespace ( no subdirectories ); the directory is stored on reserved track 18, which is the center track of a 35-track single-sided disk.
** Detachment of 103 United States Marines Corps and 300 US Navy Flotilla men ( sailors ), under command of Commodore Joshua Barney, 400 ( approx ) all ranks with 5 heavy artillery pieces ( two 18 pounders ( naval ) and three wheeled 12 pounders ( USMC ).
The output was, and with the Commodore four-speed manual gearbox and a 3. 18: 1 rear axle the car went from 0 – 60 mph in just 7. 5 seconds.
1.998 seconds.