Cuffe, Paul (Cuttyhunk Island)
The richest African American of the early 19th century
Famous Sailors from United States
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Farragut, David Glasgow (Campbell's Station)
The Civil War admiral who said, "Damn the torpedoes..." -
Miller, Doris "Dorie" (Waco)
African-American naval hero of Pearl Harbor -
Nimitz, Chester W. (Fredericksburg)
Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in World War II -
Perry, Matthew Calbraith (Rocky Brook)
Commodore Perry, who began Western trade with Japan, 1853 -
Perry, Oliver Hazard (South Kingstown)
The hero of the Battle of Lake Erie (1813)