He was brought up in the merchant service, and entered the United States navy as a lieutenant in 1798.
A United States navy yard, officially known as the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is on an island of the Piscataqua but within the township of Kittery, Maine.
The architects of the United States navy are sent here for instruction in their most advanced courses.
He entered the United States navy in 1812, and was actively employed till the beginning of the Civil War.
Bath has a good harbour and its principal industry is the building of ships, both of wood and of iron and steel; several vessels of the United States navy have been built here.
