John Shaw (navy)

John Shaw (navy)

John Shaw (1773 - 17 September 1823) was a Captain in the early years of the United States Navy.

He was born at Mountmellick, County Laois, Ireland, in 1773, and moved to the United States in 1790, where he settled in Philadelphia, and entered the merchant marine.

Appointed Lieutenant in the United States Navy on 3 August 1798, he first served in "Montezuma" in Commodore Thomas Truxtun's squadron in the West Indies during the early part of the Quasi-War with France. On 20 October 1799, he was given command of the schooner "Enterprise" in which, during the next year, he captured seven armed French vessels and recaptured several American merchantmen. By the time he was relieved of command due to ill health in October 1800, he had made "Enterprise" one of the most famous vessels of the Navy.

During the First Barbary War, Shaw commanded frigate "Adams" in the Mediterranean under Commodore John Rodgers from May to November 1804. During the War of 1812, Shaw commanded the New Orleans naval post as well as the frigate "United States".

Captain Shaw died at Philadelphia.

US Navy Vessels Names in Honor of Shaw

*Two destroyers have been named after John Shaw: DD-68 and DD-373. In an odd coincidence, both destroyers lost their bows in action yet were repaired and continued their service. DD-68 had 90 feet of her bow cut off by HMS "Aquitania" during a collision in 1918 and DD-373 is best known for its spectacular explosion during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
*Shaw Island, San Juan Islands, Washington


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