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List of sea captains

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This is a list of sea captains. The list includes merchant ship's captains as well as naval ship's captains. It is limited to those notable in this role (those who already have Wikipedia articles).

Image About Nationality Merchant Naval Born Died
Adams, William

English navigator who is believed to be the first Briton to reach Japan, becoming a key naval advisor to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

 England Yes 1564 1620
Alcaraz, Ramon

A Filipino naval officer decorated for his heroism as part of the Offshore Patrol unit of the U.S. Army Forces (USAFFE) during WW2 and considered to be the father of the Philippine Marine Corps.

 Philippines Yes 1915 2009
Alexanderson, Leroy

Last captain of SS United States, the biggest ocean liner ever built entirely in the United States and fastest passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service.

 United States Yes 1910 2004
Aruga, Kōsaku

Japanese naval officer who participated in World War II. Known for his participation in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

 Japan Yes 1897 1945
Bainbridge, William

Commodore in the U.S Navy, notable for his victory over HMS Java during the War of 1812.

 United States Yes 1774 1833
Barney, Joshua

Commodore in the U.S Navy who served in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.

 United States Yes 1759 1818
Barron, James

An American who served in the Virginia State Navy during the last years of the American Revolution and commissioned in the new U.S. Navy.

 United States Yes 1769 1851
Barron, Samuel

American naval officer of the U.S. Navy and later Confederate Navy, acting as a representative in Europe for the Confederacy during the Civil War.

 Confederate States of America Yes 1809 1888
Barry, John

Officer in the Continental Navy and later in the U.S. Navy.

 United States Yes 1745 1803
Beebe, James.

19th-century American Sandy Hook Pilot. Known for being the longest serving Sandy Hook-New Jersey pilot, having served for 55 years as a Sandy Hook pilot.[1]

 United States 1827 1917
Bering, Vitus

Danish-born navigator in the service of the Russian Navy. The first European to discover Alaska. Many geographical features in the area are named for the explorer.

 Denmark Yes 1681 1741
Berwick, Thomas

A third generation Scottish master mariner until he was found guilty of scuttling his ship and sentenced to twenty years transportation in Australia.[2]

 United Kingdom Yes 1825 1891
Blanchard, Phineas Banning

Among the last of the American merchant trade tall ship sea captains, commanded the barks Herbert Black and Willard Mudget and the ship Bangalore.

 United States Yes 1879 1962
Blake, Peter

New Zealand yachtsman who won the Whitbread Race, Jules Verne Trophy, and led New Zealand to successive victories in the America's Cup.

 New Zealand 1948 2001
Bligh, William

Royal Navy officer known for the mutiny that occurred during his command of HMS Bounty. Bligh successfully navigated the ship's launch 6,700km to safety after being set adrift by the mutineers.

 Great Britain Yes 1754 1817
de la Bodega y Quadra, Juan Francisco

Spanish Criollo naval officer born in Peru. Explored the Northwest Coast of North America as far north as present day Alaska. Bodega Bay is named for him.

 Spain Yes 1743 1794
Brown, William

Irish-born, "father of the Argentine Navy", victorious in the Independence War, the Cisplatine War, and the Guerra Grande in Uruguay

 Argentina Yes 1777 1857
Buchanan, Franklin

American naval officer who served as an admiral in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War, and commanded the ironclad CSS Virginia.

 Confederate States of America Yes 1800 1874
Cabral, Pedro Álvares

Portuguese explorer and navigator, generally regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil.

 Portugal Yes 1467 1520
Calamai, Piero

Italian master aboard SS Andrea Doria at time of her fatal collision with MS Stockholm.

 Italy Yes 1901 1972
Campbell, Peter

Irish-born founder of the Uruguayan Navy.

 Uruguay Yes 1780 1832
Chung-Hoon, Gordon

Chinese/Hawaiian-American naval officer. First Asian-American to obtain flag rank. Distinguished for his command of USS Sigsbee in WW2 and honored with an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer named in his honor.

 United States Yes 1910 1979
Columbus, Christopher

Genoese navigator, colonizer, and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, on behalf of Spain, led to general European awareness of the Americas.

 Genoa Yes 1451 1506
Comstock, Andrew

19th-century maritime pilot best known for the captain of Columbia and Magic in the America's Cup.[3]

 United States 1828 1910
Cook, James

British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his pioneering voyages in the Pacific Ocean to New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii.

 Great Britain Yes Yes 1728 1779
Cooper, Thomas

19th-century American maritime pilot best known for piloting battleships built at the Boston Navy Yard on their initial seatrials.

 United States 1833 1906
Coram, Thomas

Sea captain who later operated a ship building business at Taunton, Massachusetts.

 Great Britain Yes 1668 1751
Cushing, William

American naval officer, best known for sinking the Confederate ironclad CSS Albemarle, a feat for which he received the thanks of Congress.

 United States Yes 1842 1874
Decatur, Stephen

American naval officer notable for his heroism in the First and Second Barbary Wars, and in the War of 1812. The youngest man to reach the rank of captain in the U.S. Navy.

 United States Yes 1779 1820
Đỗ, Kiếm

South Vietnamese naval officer who secretly organised the evacuation of over 30,000 refugees aboard 32 South Vietnamese navy ships during the Fall of Saigon, preventing those ships from falling into the hands of North Vietnamese.

South Vietnam Republic of Vietnam Yes 1933
Drake, Francis

English privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Known for circumnavigating the globe in command of Golden Hind.

 England Yes Yes ca. 1540 1595
Duff, George

Distinguished British naval officer of the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars.

 Great Britain Yes 1764 1805
Erikson, Leif

Norse explorer thought to be the first European to set foot on continental North America, prior to Christopher Columbus.

Norse c. 970 c. 1025
Farragut, David

American naval officer, the first admiral in the United States Navy. He is remembered for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead".

 United States Yes 1801 1870
Elcano, Juan Sebastián

Spanish Basque navigator and explorer best known for taking command and completing the first circumnavigation of the world following Magellan's demise.

 Spain Yes 1476 1526
FitzRoy, Robert

British captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, and as a pioneering meteorologist who revolutionized the art of weather forecasting.

 United Kingdom Yes 1805 1865
Flavel, George

One of the first licensed marine pilots in the state of Oregon. Flavel would go on to amass a fortune with a business managing pilot boats on the Columbia River.

 United States 1850 1893
Fryatt, Charles

Master of the Great Eastern Railway's steamship Brussels, and he was shot by the Germans in 1916 after he used his ship to try and ram U-33.

 United Kingdom Yes 1872 1916
da Gama, Vasco

Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.

 Portugal Yes ca. 1460–1469 1524
Garibaldi, Giuseppe

Italian patriot, Italian shipmaster and merchant marine deep-sea captain. He is celebrated as one of the greatest generals of modern times[4] and as the "Hero of the Two Worlds" because of his military enterprises in South America and Europe.[5] He fought in numerous military campaigns that led to the Italian unification

 Italy Yes 1807 1882
Genda, Minoru

Japanese naval officer during World War II, and was considered one of the most successful naval strategists of the Imperial Japanese Navy, including that of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

 Japan Yes 1904 1989
Gower, Richard Hall

English mariner, empirical philosopher, nautical inventor, entrepreneur, and humanitarian.

 Great Britain Yes 1768 1833
Gravely, Samuel

American naval officer. The first African American in the U.S. Navy to command a Navy ship, the first fleet commander, and the first to become a flag officer, retiring as a vice admiral.

 United States Yes 1922 2004
Greenlaw, Linda

American author and at the time, the only female swordfishing boat captain on the East Coast of the United States. She was featured in the 1997 book The Perfect Storm and the film The Perfect Storm.

 United States Yes 1960
Guan, Tianpei

Chinese admiral of the Qing dynasty and "Commander-in-Chief of Naval Forces". Established courteous relations with British Rear-Admiral Frederick Maitland. Fought in the First and Second Battle of Chuenpi, and the Battle of the Bogue.

 Qing dynasty Yes 1781 1841
Halpin, Robert

Captained the Brunel-designed leviathan SS Great Eastern, which laid transoceanic telegraph cables in the late 19th century.

 Ireland Yes 1836 1894
Hara, Tameichi

Japanese naval commander during the Pacific War and the author of the IJN manual on torpedo attack techniques.

 Japan Yes 1900 1980
Hashimoto, Mochitsura

Commander of the Japanese submarine I-58 which sank USS Indianapolis, the single greatest disaster in US naval history.

 Japan Yes 1909 2000
Hazelwood, Joseph

Captain of Exxon Valdez at the time of its 1989 oil spill.

 United States Yes 1946
Healy, Michael A.

American Captain of the United States Revenue Cutter Service and the first African-American to command a ship of the United States government.

 United States Yes 1839 1904
Hirose, Takeo

Japanese naval officer during the Russo-Japanese War whose sacrifice elevated him to the status of national hero.

 Japan Yes 1868 1904
Henderson, Joseph

19th-century American harbor pilot who guided large vessels into and out of New York Harbor as a Sandy Hook pilot.[6]

 United States 1826 1890
Hudson, Henry

English sea explorer and navigator, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and the northeastern United States. Numerous geographical features have been named for him.

 England Yes ~1565 1611
Hull, Isaac

American naval officer who distinguished himself as XO aboard the frigate Constitution in the Quasi-War with France, and later as commander during her battle with HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812.

 United States Yes Yes 1773 1843
Johnson, Irving

An American sail training pioneer, adventurer, lecturer and writer, best known for his film Around Cape Horn, and seven circumavigations of the world, each time with an amateur crew of students.

 United States Yes Yes 1905 1991
Jones, Christopher

English captain of the 1620 voyage of the Pilgrim ship Mayflower to establish the Plymouth Colony.

 England Yes c. 1570 1622
Johnstone, George

British mariner and naval officer, later serving as Member of Parliament.

 Great Britain Yes Yes 1730 1787
Jones, Catesby ap Roger

American naval officer who joined the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.

 Confederate States of America Yes 1821 1887
Jones, John Paul

Scottish sailor and the United States' first well-known naval officer during the American Revolution.

 United States Yes Yes 1747 1792
Jones, Thomas ap Catesby

American naval officer during the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. Distinguished for his bravery during the Battle of Lake Borgne.

 United States Yes 1790 1858
Jong, Piet de

Decorated Dutch naval officer and submarine commander during World War II. Later served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands.

 Netherlands Yes 1915 2016
Kapahulehua, Kawika

Hawaiian sailor who was the first to captain the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa from Hawaii to Tahiti using only traditional navigation techniques.

 United States Yes 1930 2007
Kaishū, Katsu

Japanese naval officer and statesman during the end of the Tokugawa shogunate into the Meiji restoration.

 Japan Yes 1823 1899
Kelley, Beverly

American Coast Guard officer who was the first woman appointed to command an American military vessel, the patrol boat USCGC Cape Newagen, in 1979.

 United States Yes ~1954
Khương, Hữu Bá

Highly decorated South Vietnamese naval officer with numerous "command-at-sea" posts, including accepting and delivering the first Vietnamese Navy ship across the Pacific from the US.

South Vietnam Republic of Vietnam Yes 1930 2015
Killick, James

Captain of the tea clipper Challenger and founder of the firm Killick Martin & Company. He became affectionately known as the ‘China Bird’ and the ‘Admiral’.

 United Kingdom Yes No 1816 1889
Kountouriotis, Pavlos

Greek naval admiral and commander of the Hellenic Navy during the Balkan Wars and World War I, Later became the first and third President of Greece.

 Greece Yes 1855 1935
Kuki, Yoshitaka

Japanese naval commander during Japan's Sengoku Period, under Oda Nobunaga, and later, Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

 Japan Yes 1542 1600
LaRue, Leonard

American captain of the SS Meredith Victory, a U.S. Merchant Marine cargo ship that evacuated over 14,000 refugees during the Korean War, the largest humanitarian rescue operation by a single ship in history.

 United States Yes 1914 2001
Le Lacheur, William

Sea captain from Guernsey widely credited as having transformed the economy of Costa Rica by establishing the Costa Rican coffee trade.

 United Kingdom Yes 1802 1863
Ladd, William

American anti-war activist and New England sea captain who devoted his pen to preaching non-resistance during the War of 1812.

 United States Yes 1778 1841
Lawrence, James

American naval hero. During the War of 1812, he commanded USS Chesapeake against HMS Shannon. Best known today for his dying command "Don't give up the ship!".

 United States Yes 1781 1813
De Lezo, Blas

A Spanish naval officer best remembered for the Battle of Cartagena de Indias where Spanish forces under his command decisively defeated a large British invasion.

 Spain Yes 1689 1741
von Luckner, Felix

A German nobleman, naval officer, author, and sailor who earned the epithet Der Seeteufel (the Sea Devil) for his exploits in command of the sailing commerce raider SMS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) during the First World War.

 German Empire Yes 1881 1966
Macdonough, Thomas

American naval officer. Macdonough's actions during the decisive Battle of Lake Champlain are often cited as a model of tactical preparation and execution.

 United States Yes Yes 1783 1825
Magellan, Ferdinand

Portuguese maritime explorer who led the first circumnavigational expedition, and located the eponymous Strait of Magellan. He was also the first European to reach the Philippines.

 Portugal Yes 1480 1521
Matsuoka, Bankichi

Japanese naval officer in the Tokugawa Navy during the Boshin War, serving as Captain of the Japanese warship Banryū during the Battle of Hakodate.

 Japan Yes 1841 1871
Maynard, Robert

British naval officer best known for defeating the pirate Blackbeard by luring him to board an unarmed sloop with most of his crew hidden below deck.

 Great Britain Yes 1684 1751
McGiffen, Philo

American naval officer who served in Chinese service as a naval advisor during the First Sino-Japanese War. He proved a talented tactician during the Battle of the Yalu as well being as the first American to command a modern battleship in wartime.

 United States Yes 1860 1897
McGrath, Kathleen A.

American naval officer who was the first woman to command a U.S. Navy ship as commander of USS Recovery in 1993. In 1998, she was appointed commander of USS Jarrett, one of the first women to command a combat ship in the U.S. Navy.

 United States Yes 1952 2002
Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado, Governor of Grão Pará. 18th century painting. Artist unknown. Mendonça Furtado, Francisco Xavier de

Portuguese nobleman who served in the armed services for 16 years rising from the rank of soldier to sea captain. Involved in several military actions including the Spanish–Portuguese War of 1735 Appointed in 1751 as governor of north Brazil's State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão, and in 1759 as Secretary of State in Lisbon.

 Portugal Yes 1701 1769
Mulzac, Hugh

First African American to command a vessel in the United States Merchant Marine.

 United States Yes 1886 1971
Murphy, Richard

New England fishing schooner captain, noted for surviving a series of close calls at sea.

 United States Yes 1838 1916
Naihekukui

Known as "Captain Jack" or "Jack the Pilot" to visitors, served as Honolulu harbor master and admiral of the royal fleet in the early Kingdom of Hawaii.

 Hawaii Yes c. 1790s 1825
Nelson, Horatio

British naval officer known for his leadership, strategy, and unconventional tactics during the Napoleonic Wars. Widely regarded as one of the greatest naval commanders in history.

 Great Britain Yes 1758 1805
Nelson, William

U.S. Navy officer and later a Union general in the American Civil War. He holds the distinction of being the only naval officer to achieve the rank of major general on either side of the Civil War.

 United States Yes 1824 1862
de Neumann, Bernard Peter

Awarded a George Medal for his actions during an air attack by the Luftwaffe; Convicted of piracy by Vichy French; Instigator and overseer of the installation of the Thames Navigation Service.

 United Kingdom Yes Yes 1917 1972
Newport, Christopher

English seaman and privateer. Captain of the Susan Constant and commander of the 1607 Virginia Company voyage to establish the first North American settlement at Jamestown.

 England Yes 1561 1617
Noonan, Fred

British-American merchant mariner and Royal Navy officer, working his way up from ordinary seaman to merchant captain. Later worked as a flight navigator and disappeared with Amelia Earhart during their World Flight.

 United States Yes Yes 1893 1937
Oxilia, Italo

Antifascist boat captain that rescued Italian Resistance members and politicians from Fascist Italy

 Italy Yes 1887 1971
Pardo, Luis

Captain of the Chilean steam tug Yelcho which rescued the 22 stranded crewmen of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance from Antarctica.

 Chile Yes 1882 1935
Parker, John

One of the most successful arctic whalers to sail from Hull in the nineteenth century and for many years captain of the whale ship Truelove.

 United Kingdom Yes 1800 1867
Pearson, Richard

British naval officer who was captain of HMS Serapis during the American Revolution. He was defeated by John Paul Jones in a pivotal battle.

 Great Britain Yes 1731 1806
Pellew, Edward

British naval officer. Fought during the American and French Revolutionary Wars. Pellew makes a fictional appearances in the Horatio Hornblower novels.

 Great Britain Yes 1757 1833
Perry, Matthew

American naval officer who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.

 United States Yes 1794 1858
Perry, Oliver Hazard

American naval officer who served in the War of 1812 and earned the nickname "Hero of Lake Erie" for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.

 United States Yes 1785 1819
Phillips, Richard

U.S. merchant mariner, shipmaster and author, who served as captain aboard MV Maersk Alabama during its hijacking by Somali pirates in April 2009.

 United States Yes 1955
Piailug, Mau

Micronesian fisherman and navigator from Satawal, best known as a teacher of traditional, non-instrument wayfinding methods for open-ocean voyaging, sparking a Hawaiian cultural renaissance and ultimately preserving the art of Polynesian navigation.

 Federated States of Micronesia 1932 2010
Prat, Arturo

Captain of Esmeralda, Prat was killed shortly after boarding the Peruvian armored monitor Huáscar at the Naval Battle of Iquique.

 Chile Yes 1848 1879
Preble, Edward

Officer in the United States Navy and United States Merchant Marine, participated in the Revolutionary War, the Quasi-War with France, and the First Barbary War.

 United States Yes Yes 1761 1807
Raleigh, Walter

English sailor, writer and explorer. North American explorer, confidant of Elizabeth I, builder of the English galleon, Ark Royal.

 England Yes Yes 1552 1618
Reid, Samuel Chester

American naval officer during the War of 1812. Commanded the privateer General Armstrong and engaged gunboats from British en route to Jamaica and New Orleans.

 United States Yes Yes 1783 1861
Rinnan, Arne

Norwegian captain of the MV Tampa who defied Australian government demands during the Tampa Affair, was later awarded the Nansen Refugee Award and the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.

 Norway Yes 1940
Rodgers, John (War of 1812)

American naval officer who served in the United States Navy from its organization in the 1790s through the late 1830s. His service included the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812.

 United States Yes 1772 1838
Rodgers, John (Civil War)

Son of the above John Rodgers, also with a long career of distinguished service, commanding an expedition of Naval Infantry and Marines in Florida during the Seminole Wars and the North Pacific Exploring and Surveying Expedition.

 United States Yes 1812 1882
Ross, Eliza Ann (née McGray)

Wife of Captain David Larkin Ross aboard the "Reform" enroute to Buenos Aires, successfully assumed command of the ship upon David's death. Her brief command made her one of America's first female ship captains.

 Canada 1849 1940
Rostron, Arthur

British captain for the Cunard Line and master of RMS Carpathia during her rescue RMS Titanic survivors. Rostron was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal and Order of the British Empire for his efforts, and was eventually made Commodore of the Cunard fleet.

 United Kingdom Yes 1869 1940
Sakuma, Tsutomi

Japanese naval officer who served during the Russo-Japanese War and one of the first submarine commanders of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

 Japan Yes 1879 1910
Schettino, Francesco

Captain of the ill fated cruise ship Costa Concordia.

 Italy Yes 1960
Seyburn, Isaac D.

Welsh-American merchant captain who served as a naval officer during the American Civil War. Commanded the schooner USS Kittatinny as part of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron under David Farragut.

 United States Yes Yes 1824 1895
Seymour, Edward Hobart

British Admiral of the Fleet. Took part in the capture of Canton and the attack on the Taku forts. Appointed commander-in-chief of the China Station, lead the Naval Brigade in the relief of Peking during the Boxer Rebellion.

 United Kingdom Yes 1840 1929
Shchetinina, Anna

Soviet merchant marine captain, often said to be the first western woman captain of an ocean-going ship

 Soviet Union Yes No 1908 1999
Shi, Yang

Chinese pirate who took control of her husband's pirate confederation with personal command of 24 ships and over 1,400 pirates at the time of her retirement. Considered not only history's most successful female pirate, but one of the most successful pirates in history.

Qing dynasty 1775 1844
Siddins, Richard

Captain of Campbell Macquarie and one of the earliest and best known merchant ship captains sailing out of Port Jackson.

 United Kingdom Yes Yes 1770 1846
Smalls, Robert

An African-American born into slavery in South Carolina, worked as a deckhand aboard CSS Planter. Commandeered the vessel and piloted it to Union lines. Then served as a pilot and captain in the Union Navy.

 United States Yes 1839 1915
Smith, Edward

Captain of RMS Titanic. Joined the White Star Shipping Line in March 1880 where he quickly rose in stature. Received his first White Star command, SS Republic in 1887.

 United Kingdom Yes Yes 1850 1912
Smith, William

Captain of the brig Williams, when passing around Cape Horn he encountered strong headwinds and ventured south, discovering the South Shetland Islands, and later sighted the Antarctic.

 United Kingdom Yes 1779 1847
Sohn, Won-yil

South Korean merchant mariner who organized the Korean coast guard, providing the groundwork to stand up a Navy at the start of the Korean War, becoming the first Chief of Naval Operations and founder of the Republic of Korea Navy.

 Korea Yes Yes 1909 1980
Stockton, Robert Field

American naval officer, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War. Later served as a U.S. Senator.

 United States Yes 1795 1866
Surcouf, Robert

Captain and ship owner from St. Malo. Notable as French corsair during the Napoleonic Wars.

 France Yes Yes 1773 1823
von Tegetthoff, Wilhelm

Austrian Captain and Fleet Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Fleet. Considered one of the prominent naval commanders of the 19th century, Tegetthoff was known for his innovative tactics as well as his inspirational leadership.

 Austrian Empire Yes 1827 1871
Tōgō, Heihachirō

One of Japan's greatest naval heroes known as "the Nelson of the East". As Commander-in-Chief during the Russo-Japanese War, he successfully routed Russian naval forces at Port Arthur and Tsushima.

 Japan Yes 1848 1934
Truxton, Thomas

American naval officer who operating as a privateer during the American Revolution, commanding several ships. After the war, he returned to the merchant marine, and in commanded one of the first American ships to engage in trade with China.

 United States Yes Yes 1591 1659
Tyrrell, Kate

Irish captain of the schooner Denbighshire Lass. After inheriting her father's shipping company in the 1880s, Tyrrell fought to have her name on the documents of ownership for the schooner. Her career as sea captain spanned over twenty years, and Denbighshire Lass was the first ship to fly the Irish tricolour flag at a foreign port.

 Ireland Yes 1863 1921
Walters, Angus

Fishing schooner captain out of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He was a highliner fishing captain and captain of the schooner Bluenose, winning multiple races for the International Fisherman's Trophy.

 Canada Yes 1881 1968
Welch, Martin

Fishing schooner captain from Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was captain of the schooner Esperanto in 1920 when it defeated the Canadian schooner Delawana in the first International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

 Canada Yes 1864 1935
Wilkes, Charles

American naval officer and explorer. He is particularly noted for his 1838–1842 Pacific expedition as well as for his role in the Trent Affair during the Civil War.

 United States Yes 1798 1877
Winslow, Perry

Captain of the whaling vessels Phoenix and Edward Cary.

 United States Yes 1815 1890
Woodget, Richard

English sea captain, known as the master of the sailing clipper Cutty Sark during her most successful period of service in the wool trade between Australia and the United Kingdom.

 United Kingdom Yes 1845 1928
Whitall, John M.

Prominent Sea Captain, businessman and philanthropist in New Jersey and Pennsylvania involved in the spice and silk trade, Glass-making, and missionary work.

 United States Yes 1800 1877
Yi, Sun-sin

Korean admiral famed for his victories against the Japanese during the Imjin war. A brilliant naval strategist, Yi perfected use of the turtle ships and used sea tides and narrow straits to his advantage.

Joseon dynasty Korea Yes 1371 1433
Zheng, He

Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who commanded Ming China's treasure voyages from 1405 to 1433.

Ming dynasty Yes 1371 1433
Zheng, Zhilong

Chinese admiral, merchant, and pirate. Fluent in Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese. Worked with the Dutch East India Company, as a privateer overseeing an armada of four hundred junks and tens of thousands of men, controlling all shipping in the South China Sea.

Ming dynasty Yes Yes 1604 1661
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References

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  2. ^ "Thomas Berwick". Convict Records. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Shaw, David W. (2004). America's Victory: The Heroic Story of a Team of Ordinary Americans. Sheridan House. p. 89. ISBN 9781574091878. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Scholar and Patriot". Manchester University Press. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2020 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Giuseppe Garibaldi (Italian revolutionary)". Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
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