Joseph Israel
(about 1780 - 4 September 1804) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France and the First Barbary War.
Israel entered the Navy as Midshipman 15 January 1801. He served in Maryland
during the Quasi-War with France and in Chesapeake
, New York
, and Constitution
during operation in the Mediterranean against the Barbary pirates. Midshipman Israel was killed 4 September 1804 when ketch Intrepid
exploded in the harbor of Tripoli during the night effort to destroy the enemy shipping led by Lieutenant Richard Somers.
A monument to the memory of Israel and his fellow officers and men stands on the grounds of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.
USS Israel
(DD-98) was named in honor of him.
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Joseph Israel
(about 1780 -
4 September 1804) was an officer in the
United States Navy during the
Quasi-War with
France and the
First Barbary War.
Israel entered the Navy as
Midshipman 15 January 1801. He served in
Maryland
during the Quasi-War with France and in
Chesapeake
,
New York
, and
Constitution
during operation in the
Mediterranean against the Barbary pirates. Midshipman Israel was killed 4 September 1804 when
ketch Intrepid
exploded in the harbor of
Tripoli during the night effort to destroy the enemy shipping led by Lieutenant
Richard Somers.
A monument to the memory of Israel and his fellow officers and men stands on the grounds of the
United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis.
USS Israel
(DD-98) was named in honor of him.