1. John Trippe was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France and the First Barbary War.
10 Facts About John Trippe
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John Trippe returned to the United States in April 1802 and received a furlough to make a mercantile voyage.
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Lieutenant John Trippe served with distinction in the Mediterranean until the fall of 1805.
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John Trippe used his own agility and tenacity to emerge victorious in a desperate hand-to-hand struggle.
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John Trippe returned to the United States in November 1805, but 1806 found him back on duty in the Mediterranean.
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In 1808, John Trippe served at Charleston, South Carolina, enforcing the embargo legislation.
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John Trippe took command of Enterprise on 23 January 1809, departed New York on 24 June, and headed for the Netherlands.
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When summoned on board the Britisher, John Trippe refused, cleared Vixen for action, and demanded an explanation of Moselle's untoward action.
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John Trippe's captain responded with an apology, stating that he had mistaken the American man-of-war for a Frenchman.
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John Trippe was the great-great-grandfather of Juan T Trippe, Pan Am's founder and Chairman, and great-great-great-grandfather of artist Jim Trippe.