BARRY, JOHN
\bˈaɹi], \bˈaɹi], \b_ˈa_ɹ_i]\
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(1745-1803), born in Ireland, an active commander in the Revolutionary navy. In the "Lexington" he captured the "Edward," the first British war-vessel captured by a commissioned officer of the U. S. Navy. In 1781, in the "Alliance," he captured the "Atalanta" and the "Trepassy." On the revival of the navy in 1794 he was named senior officer, with the rank of commodore.
By John Franklin Jameson
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basidiomycota
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