For the American Civil War naval figure, see David Dixon Porter, for other persons see David Porter. David Porter (February 1, 1780 – March 3, 1843) was an officer in the United States Navy in a rank of commodore and later the commander-in-chief of the Mexican Navy.

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  • For the American Civil War naval figure, see David Dixon Porter, for other persons see David Porter. David Porter (February 1, 1780 – March 3, 1843) was an officer in the United States Navy in a rank of commodore and later the commander-in-chief of the Mexican Navy. Born at Lyndon, Illinois, Porter served in the Quasi-War with France first as midshipman on board USS Constellation, participating in the capture of L’Insurgente February 9, 1799; secondly, as 1st lieutenant of Experiment and later in command of USS Amphitheatre. During the Barbary Wars (1801–07) Porter was 1st lieutenant of Enterprise, New York and Philadelphia and was taken prisoner when Philadelphia ran aground in Tripoli harbor October 31, 1803. After his release on June 3, 1805, he remained in the Mediterranean as acting captain of Constitution and later captain of Enterprise. He was in charge of the naval forces at New Orleans 1808–10. As commander of USS Essex (1799) in the War of 1812, Captain Porter achieved fame by capturing the first British warship of the conflict, HMS Alert, August 13, 1812 as well as several merchantmen. In 1813 he sailed Essex around Cape Horn and cruised in the Pacific warring on British whalers. On March 28, 1814 Porter was forced to surrender to Captain James Hillyar off Valparaiso after an engagement with the frigate HMS Phoebe and the sloop Cherub, when his ship became too disabled to offer any resistance. From 1815 to 1822 he was a member of the Board of Navy Commissioners but gave up this post to command the expedition for suppressing piracy in the West Indies 1823–25. While in the West Indies suppressing piracy, Porter invaded the town of Fajardo, Puerto Rico (a Spanish colony) to avenge the jailing of an officer from his fleet. The U.S. government did not sanction Porter's act, and he was court-martialed upon his return to the U.S. Porter resigned and in 1826 entered the Mexican Navy as its commander-in-chief 1826–29. He died on 3 March 1843 while U.S. Minister to Turkey. He was buried in the cemetery of the Philadelphia Naval Asylum, and then in 1845 reburied in The Woodlands Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the father of Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813-1891) and the adopted father of Admiral David Farragut (1801-1870), two of the leading naval officers of the American Civil War, and father of William D. Porter. See USS Porter for ships named in their honor.
  • David Porter war ein US-amerikanischer Marineoffizier, der vor allem als Kapitän der Fregatte USS Essex bekannt wurde, die im Krieg von 1812 auf ihrer zweijährigen Fahrt im Pazifik der britischen Walfangflotte empfindliche Verluste zufügte. Commodore Porter war außerdem der Vater des Bürgerkriegsadmirals David Dixon Porter und der Pflegevater des amerikanischen Nationalhelden und ersten Admirals der United States Navy, David Farragut.
  • Capitán de Navío David Porter fue un oficial de la Armada de los Estados Unidos y más tarde el comandante en jefe del Armada de México. Fue el padre del Almirante David Dixon Porter (1813-1891) y del oficial William D. Porter así como padre adoptivo del Almirante David Farragut (1801-1870), dos de los oficiales principales navales de la Guerra Civil Estadounidense.
  • David Porter est un officier de la marine de guerre américaine, puis de la marine du Mexique, et enfin un ambassadeur des États-Unis. Il est né le 1 février 1780 à Boston, dans l’État du Massachusetts, et est mort le 3 mars 1843 à Constantinople, capitale de l'empire ottoman.
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  • For the American Civil War naval figure, see David Dixon Porter, for other persons see David Porter. David Porter (February 1, 1780 – March 3, 1843) was an officer in the United States Navy in a rank of commodore and later the commander-in-chief of the Mexican Navy.
  • David Porter war ein US-amerikanischer Marineoffizier, der vor allem als Kapitän der Fregatte USS Essex bekannt wurde, die im Krieg von 1812 auf ihrer zweijährigen Fahrt im Pazifik der britischen Walfangflotte empfindliche Verluste zufügte. Commodore Porter war außerdem der Vater des Bürgerkriegsadmirals David Dixon Porter und der Pflegevater des amerikanischen Nationalhelden und ersten Admirals der United States Navy, David Farragut.
  • Capitán de Navío David Porter fue un oficial de la Armada de los Estados Unidos y más tarde el comandante en jefe del Armada de México. Fue el padre del Almirante David Dixon Porter (1813-1891) y del oficial William D. Porter así como padre adoptivo del Almirante David Farragut (1801-1870), dos de los oficiales principales navales de la Guerra Civil Estadounidense.
  • David Porter est un officier de la marine de guerre américaine, puis de la marine du Mexique, et enfin un ambassadeur des États-Unis. Il est né le 1 février 1780 à Boston, dans l’État du Massachusetts, et est mort le 3 mars 1843 à Constantinople, capitale de l'empire ottoman.
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