Stephen Decatur Sr.

For other people named Stephen Decatur, see Stephen Decatur (disambiguation).

Stephen Decatur Sr.
1802 portrait of Decatur by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
BornJune 1751 (1751-06)
Newport, Rhode Island, British America
DiedNovember 11, 1808(1808-11-11) (aged 57)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Buried
St. Peter's Church
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
RankCaptain
CommandsRoyal Louis
Fair American
USS Delaware
Conflicts
SpouseAnn Pine
Children3, including Stephen Jr.
Decatur house in Newport

Stephen Decatur Sr. (June 1751 – November 11, 1808) was a United States Navy officer and privateer who served in the American Revolutionary War and the Quasi-War. He was commissioned as a captain in the United States Navy, and was the father of Stephen Decatur.

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