Samuel Hambleton (United States Navy officer)
- Samuel Hambleton (United States Navy officer)
Samuel Hambleton (1777–1851) was an officer in the United States Navy who served with distinction during the War of 1812.
Hambledon was born in 1777 in Talbot County, Maryland. Entering the Navy as a Purser on 6 December 1806, he served as Acting Lieutenant in "Lawrence" during the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry commended Hambleton for gallant conduct in encouraging his men and personally working a gun until severely wounded.
Until 1832 Purser Hambleton served actively in the Navy, attached to "Java" and "Columbus" during Mediterranean cruises and to "John Adams" and "Erie" in the West Indies. With the exception of a tour of duty at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from 1843 to 1845, Hambleton remained on leave or waiting order from 1832 until his death on 17 January 1851 in Talbot County.
Namesake
In 1941, the destroyer USS "Hambleton" (DD-455) was named in his honor.
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