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'''Oliver Hazard Perry''' (1785–1819) was a American naval officer and war hero for his actions in the [[War of 1812]]. He was born on August 23, 1785 at South Kingstown, [[Rhode Island]] to Christopher Raymond and Sarah Alexander Perry. At age thirteen he joined the Navy. Shortly after he joined the Navy his ship was deployed to fight in both the Quasi-War with France and the [[Tripolitan War]] against the Barbary pirates. In 1805, at age 20, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and given command of a small schooner. Not long after the promotion he was given command of a larger vessel, the 14-gun ''Revenge''. Unfortunately for Perry, his tenure as commander of the ''Revenge'' would not be a successful one. On January 8, 1811 while surveying [[Rhode Island]] harbors on a foggy day the ''Revenge'' ran into a reef and sunk. Although Perry had to go through an obligatory court-martial for the incident he was found completely innocent of any negligence or wrongdoing.
'''Oliver Hazard Perry''' (1785–1819) was a American naval officer and war hero for his actions in the [[War of 1812]]. He was born on August 23, 1785 at South Kingstown, [[Rhode Island]] to Christopher Raymond and Sarah Alexander Perry. At age thirteen he joined the Navy. Shortly after he joined the Navy his ship was deployed to fight in both the Quasi-War with France and the [[Tripolitan War]] against the Barbary pirates. In 1805, at age 20, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and given command of a small schooner. Not long after the promotion he was given command of a larger vessel, the 14-gun ''Revenge''. Unfortunately for Perry, his tenure as commander of the ''Revenge'' would not be a successful one. On January 8, 1811 while surveying [[Rhode Island]] harbors on a foggy day the ''Revenge'' ran into a reef and sunk. Although Perry had to go through an obligatory court-martial for the incident he was found completely innocent of any negligence or wrongdoing.