Somers LT
Lieutenant Richard Somers, USN. Dates of rank: Midshipman, 30 April 1798; Lieutenant, 21 May 1799. Died 4 September 1804. NH 45024/ “Blowing Up of the Fire Ship Intrepid commanded by Capt. Somers in the Harbor of Tripoli on the night of 4th Sepr. 1804” via NARA.
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