Stephen Decatur Sr.

Stephen Decatur Sr.
engraving of Decatur in 1802
BornJune 1751
Newport, Rhode Island, British America
DiedNovember 11, 1808
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Buried
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
RankCaptain
CommandsRoyal Louis
Fair American
USS Delaware
Battles / wars
Spouse(s)Ann Pine
Children3, including Stephen Jr.
Decatur house in Newport

Stephen Decatur Sr. (June 1751 – November 11, 1808) was a United States Navy officer and privateer who served in the American Revolutionary War and the Quasi-War. He was commissioned as a captain in the United States Navy, and was the father of Stephen Decatur.