DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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Photo #: NH 56855
Captain John Barry, USN (1745-1803)
Commission as a Captain in the United States Navy, to command
the frigate United States, signed by President George
Washington on 22 February 1797. It provides an effective date
of 4 June 1794 for Barry's rank as Captain.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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