David Porter (naval Officer)
Quasi War
- USS Constellation vs L'Insurgente
- Action of 1 January 1800
First Barbary War
- Capture of USS Philadelphia
War of 1812
- USS Essex vs HMS Alert
- Action off Charles Island
- Nuku Hiva Campaign
- Battle of Valparaiso
- For the American Civil War naval figure, see David Dixon Porter, for other persons see David Porter (disambiguation).
David Porter (February 1, 1780 – March 3, 1843) was an officer in the United States Navy in a rank of commodore. Porter commanded a number of US naval ships, including the famous USS Constitution. He saw service in the War of 1812, the Second Barbary War of 1815 and in the West Indies. He was later court martialed; he resigned and then joined and became commander-in-chief of the Mexican Navy.
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