Commodore Jacob Jones (March 1768 - 3 August 1850) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812 and the Barbary Wars. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link The Quasi-War was an Undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The Barbary Wars (or Tripolitan Wars were two wars between the United States of America and Barbary States in North Africa in the early 19th century
Jones was born near Smyrna, Delaware. Smyrna is a town in Kent and New Castle counties in the US state of Delaware. Appointed Midshipman 10 April 1799, he served in United States during the quasi-war with France. For the fish called midshipman see Midshipman fish. The rank of midshipman is one of the oldest ranks still in existence Launch United States was the first American warship to be launched under the Naval Act of 1794, four months before the launching of her sister ship USS He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1801. In 1803 he sailed in frigate Philadelphia to the Barbary coast. For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship See also See USS ''Philadelphia'' for other Navy ships of the same name On 31 October, when Philadelphia ran aground near Tripoli harbor, Jones was captured by the Tripolitans and held prisoner for 20 months. Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: Upon his return to the United States, he served in Adams and Argus and on 4 June 1810 took command of sloop Wasp. Commissioning She was laid down in 1797 at New York City by John Jackson and William Sheffield and launched on 8 June 1799 First Barbary War Though no document recording the date of her commissioning has been found Argus set sail from Boston on 8 September 1803 For the military definition of sloop see Sloop-of-war. For the open learning project see SLOOP Project. Service history Wasp's movements in 1807 and 1808 remain unrecorded but by 1809 she was cruising the eastern seaboard of the United States
After the outbreak of war with England, Wasp defeated the British sloop Frolic in a bitter struggle off the Delaware capes on 18 October 1812. Delaware Bay is a large Estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the Northeast seaboard of the United States whose fresh water mixes for many miles Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Commissioned Captain on 3 March 1813, Jones then commanded Macedonian and later in the war rendered valuable service to Commodore Isaac Chauncey on Lake Ontario. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Isaac Chauncey ( 20 February 1779 &ndash 27 January 1840) was an officer in the United States Navy. Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
Upon the return of peace with England, he again commanded Macedonian, joined the Mediterranean Squadron under Commodore Stephen Decatur, and took part in the Second Barbary War. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Mediterranean Squadron, also known as the Mediterranean Station, was part of the United States Navy in the 19th century. Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr ( 5 January 1779 – 22 March 1820) was an American naval officer notable for his heroism The Second Barbary War (1815 also known as the Algerine or Algerian War) was the second of two wars fought between the United States of America Captain Jones assumed command of the Mediterranean Squadron in 1821; he commanded the USS Constitution from 1 April 1821 to 31 May 1824 and, in 1824, he was appointed to the Board of Navy Commissioners. Construction In August 1785 after the Revolutionary War drew to a close Congress sold, the last ship remaining in the Continental Navy. The Board of Naval Commissioners was a United States Navy administrative body in existence from 1815 to 1842 with responsibility for the Navy's material support Two years later, he became commander of the U. S. Naval Forces in the Pacific.
At the time of his death, 3 August 1850, Commodore Jones was the commandant of the Naval Asylum in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Naval Asylum, later the Naval Home, was a hospital the Philadelphia Naval School, and a home for retired sailors for the United States Navy He was buried at Cecilton, Maryland, but reinterred in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, with distinguished honors. Cecilton is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 474 at the 2000 census
Namesakes
Three ships, USS Jacob Jones, have been named for him. Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Jacob Jones, in honor of Jacob Jones:, was a ''Tucker''-class destroyer
References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ( DANFS for short is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every Ship ever used
- Jacob Jones at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2008-03-31
- NHC Biography and Photographs
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