Captain Stephen Decatur, Jr., 1798-1820

During the Barbary Wars, converted a Tripolitanian boat, called it Intrepid, sailed it from Sicily to Libya, entered the fortified harbor of Tripoli, went alongside and boarded the previously captured American frigate Philadelphia, blew it up at the pier while escaping without a major casualty. During the War of 1812, was Commanding Officer United States, captured the British frigate Macedonian. After the War of 1812 his Mediterranean Squadron extracted a treaty of peace and amity with the Dey of Algiers that guaranteed ship passage without payment of tribute.