Born in South Kingstown, RI, Commodore Perry was an American Naval Commander. Along with fighting piracy and slave trade, he played a crucial role in the War of 1812. After building a fleet on the ...

The Oliver Hazard Perry -class was equipped with a Mk75 76mm/62cal (3 inch) rapid firing gun. There were two Mk32 triple-torpedo tubes that could fire 24 Mk46 torpedoes.

When Oliver Hazard Perry's squadron left Erie in the summer of 1813, an estimated 12% to 15% of the men aboard his ships were African-American sailors. "These are free men of color," said Linda ...

Copy after John Wesley Jarvis, 1780 - 14 Jan 1840 Sitter Oliver Hazard Perry, 20 Apr 1785 - 23 Aug 1819 Exhibition Label Born South Kingston, Rhode Island “We have met the enemy and they are ours,” ...