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John Shaw (1773 - 17 September 1823) was a Captain
Captain (nautical)

The captain or master of a merchant vessel is a licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vessel. A ship's captain is responsible for its safe and efficient operation, including cargo operations and navigation, and ensuring that the vessel complies with local and international laws, as well as company policies....
 in the early years of the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
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He was born at Mountmellick
Mountmellick

Mountmellick is a town in the north of County Laois in Republic of Ireland.HistoryMountmellick is a fifteenth century settlement....
, County Laois
County Laois

County Laois , formerly also Laoighis or Leix, is a county in the midlands of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland of Leinster.File:ViewFromDunamase.JPG...
, Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, in 1773, and moved to the United States in 1790, where he settled in Philadelphia, and entered the merchant marine.

Appointed Lieutenant
Lieutenant

Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service, emergency medical services or police commissioned officer military rank.Lieutenant may also appear as part of a title used in various other organisations with a codified command structure....
 in the United States Navy on 3 August 1798, he first served in Montezuma
USS Montezuma (1798)

The first USS Montezuma was a ship in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France. Her merchant name was retained.Montezuma was built in Virginia in 1795 for transatlantic voyages; acquired by the Navy 26 June 1798 from William Taylor at Baltimore, Maryland, Maryland, for service against France naval vessels and privatee...
 in Commodore
Commodore (USN)

Commodore is a former Military rank and a current honorary title in the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard with an intricate history....
 Thomas Truxtun
Thomas Truxtun

Thomas Truxtun was an United States naval officer who rose to the rank of commodore.Born near Hempstead , New York on Long Island, Truxtun had little formal education before joining the crew of the British merchant ship Pitt at the age of twelve....
's squadron in the West Indies during the early part of the Quasi-War
Quasi-War

The Quasi-War was an undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800. In the United States, the conflict is sometimes also referred to as the Undeclared War with France, The Pirate Wars, or the Half-War....
 with France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
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John Shaw (1773 - 17 September 1823) was a Captain
Captain (nautical)

The captain or master of a merchant vessel is a licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vessel. A ship's captain is responsible for its safe and efficient operation, including cargo operations and navigation, and ensuring that the vessel complies with local and international laws, as well as company policies....
 in the early years of the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
.

He was born at Mountmellick
Mountmellick

Mountmellick is a town in the north of County Laois in Republic of Ireland.HistoryMountmellick is a fifteenth century settlement....
, County Laois
County Laois

County Laois , formerly also Laoighis or Leix, is a county in the midlands of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland of Leinster.File:ViewFromDunamase.JPG...
, Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, in 1773, and moved to the United States in 1790, where he settled in Philadelphia, and entered the merchant marine.

Appointed Lieutenant
Lieutenant

Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service, emergency medical services or police commissioned officer military rank.Lieutenant may also appear as part of a title used in various other organisations with a codified command structure....
 in the United States Navy on 3 August 1798, he first served in Montezuma
USS Montezuma (1798)

The first USS Montezuma was a ship in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France. Her merchant name was retained.Montezuma was built in Virginia in 1795 for transatlantic voyages; acquired by the Navy 26 June 1798 from William Taylor at Baltimore, Maryland, Maryland, for service against France naval vessels and privatee...
 in Commodore
Commodore (USN)

Commodore is a former Military rank and a current honorary title in the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard with an intricate history....
 Thomas Truxtun
Thomas Truxtun

Thomas Truxtun was an United States naval officer who rose to the rank of commodore.Born near Hempstead , New York on Long Island, Truxtun had little formal education before joining the crew of the British merchant ship Pitt at the age of twelve....
's squadron in the West Indies during the early part of the Quasi-War
Quasi-War

The Quasi-War was an undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800. In the United States, the conflict is sometimes also referred to as the Undeclared War with France, The Pirate Wars, or the Half-War....
 with France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. On 20 October 1799, he was given command of the schooner Enterprise
USS Enterprise (1799)

The third USS Enterprise, a schooner, was built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799, and placed under the command of Lieutenant John Shaw ....
 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.

Shaw helped suppress the 1811 German Coast Uprising
1811 German Coast Uprising

The 1811 German Coast Uprising was a Slave rebellion that took place in parts of the Territory of Orleans on January 8-10, 1811. The revolt took place on the east coast of the Mississippi River in what are now St....
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During the First Barbary War
First Barbary War

The First Barbary War , also known as the Barbary Coast War or the Tripolitan War, was the first of two Barbary Wars fought between the United States and the North African states known collectively as the Barbary States....
, Shaw commanded frigate
Frigate

A frigate is a warship. The term has been used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries.In the 18th century, the term referred to ships which were as long as a ship-of-the-line and were square rig on all three masts , but were faster and with lighter armament, used for patrolling and escort....
 Adams
USS Adams (1799)

The first USS Adams was a 28-gun sailing frigate of the United States Navy. She should not be confused with ....
 in the Mediterranean under Commodore John Rodgers
John Rodgers (naval officer, War of 1812)

John Rodgers was an American naval officer who served in the United States Navy from its organization in the 1790s through the late 1830s. His service included the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812....
 from May to November 1804. During the War of 1812
War of 1812

The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire , was fought from 1812 to 1815.There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S....
, Shaw commanded the New Orleans naval post as well as the frigate United States
USS United States (1797)

USS United States was the first frigate in the United States Navy in 1797.United States was the first of Six original United States frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794....
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Captain Shaw died at Philadelphia. He is interred in the Christ Church Burial Ground on Arch Street, along with Benjamin Franklin and other signers of the Declaration of Independence. His epitaph reads:

In Memory of John Shaw

Late a captain in the Navy of the U.S. For courage and humanity Discipline without rigor Skill with good conduct Integrity above suspicion And honour without a blemish, He gave to the world a noble spectacle Of a man who without patronage raised Himself among men of the highest merit To be the first rank in the service of His adopted country Enjoying the confidence of the Government Beloved in a rare degree by those Under his parental command and Blest with friends of kindred worth and feeling. He died as he lived Without fear and without reproach On the 17th day of September 1823 aged 50 years

US Navy Vessels Names in Honor of Shaw

  • Two destroyers have been named after John Shaw: DD-68
    USS Shaw (DD-68)

    USS Shaw was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard as CG-22.Shaw was laid down on 7 February 1916 by the Mare Island Navy Yard, launched on 9 December 1916, sponsored by Mrs....
     and DD-373
    USS Shaw (DD-373)

    USS Shaw , a Mahan class destroyer destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain John Shaw , a Naval officer....
    . 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
    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States' naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, later resulting in the United States becoming militarily involved in World War II....
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  • Shaw Island
    Shaw Island

    File:Shaw Island.jpgShaw Island is the smallest of the San Juan Islands served by the Washington State Ferries. The island has a land area of 19.952 km? and a small year-round population of 235 , with only a slight increase during tourist season....
    , San Juan Islands
    San Juan Islands

    The San Juan Islands are a part of the San Juan Archipelago in the Pacific Northwest of the continental United States. The archipelago is split into two groups of islands based on national sovereignty....
    , Washington
    Washington

    Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....