John Barry Memorial - Washington, D.C.
N 38° 54.115 W 077° 01.907
18S E 323813 N 4307854
A statue/monument of Commodore John Barry stands in Franklin Square in Washington, D.C.
Waymark Code: WM567A
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 11/17/2008
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From
Wikipedia:
John Barry (1745 – 13 September 1803) was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and later in the United States Navy. He is often credited as "The Father of the American Navy". Barry was born in Tacumshane, County Wexford, Ireland and appointed a Captain in the Continental Navy 7 December 1775.
From the Kitty Tours website:
Subject: John Barry
Year: 1914
Sculptor: John J. Boyle
Location: Downtown (I Street & 14th)
Barry (1745-1803) was born in Ireland and emigrated to the American colonies while he was in his twenties. After the battles at Lexington and Concord, he renamed his ship the Alfred and offered it to the Continental Congress to help fight the British. His ship was later commanded by naval hero John Paul Jones.
In 1776, when no ships were available for command, he raised troops and fought on land at Trenton, NJ.
Because of his role in building the first U.S. Navy and in training other naval leaders such as Stephen Decatur, Barry is sometimes called "the father of the U.S. Navy."