John Young (naval officer)

John Young
Born1740 (1740)
DiedMarch 1781 (aged 40–41)
Caribbean Sea
Buried
Lost at Sea
AllegianceUnited States
BranchContinental Navy
Service years1765–1781
RankCaptain
UnitUSS Independence
CommandsUSS Saratoga
ConflictsAmerican Revolutionary War

John Young (c. 1740–1781) was a captain in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, commander of the Saratoga which was lost at sea.

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