To: pierrem15
OH Perry apparently commanded a Navy ship at 18.
5 posted on
07/26/2015 12:36:38 PM PDT by
Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
To: Paladin2
His crew probably consisted of more personnel than a single 14 year old.
To: Paladin2
OH Perry apparently commanded a Navy ship at 18. FYI, the difference between 14 and 18 is 400 years.
14 posted on
07/26/2015 12:54:49 PM PDT by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: Paladin2
By the age of twelve, O. H. Perry had sailed with his father to the West Indies and by at the age of 13 was appointed a midshipman in the United States Navy on April 7, 1799. Perry was well trained, and had escalating responsibility appropriate to his train, experience and skills.
To: Paladin2
“OH Perry apparently commanded a Navy ship at 18.”
Yeah, but he never watched Beavis and Butthead....
40 posted on
07/26/2015 2:41:29 PM PDT by
Jim Noble
(Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain)
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