Dulany Forrest entered the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

 as a midshipman

Midshipman

A midshipman is an officer cadet, or a commissioned officer of the lowest rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Kenya...

 on 22 May 1809, and served in the frigate

Frigate

A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

s President

USS President (1800)

USS President was a nominally rated 44-gun wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She was named by George Washington to reflect a principle of the United States Constitution. Forman Cheeseman was in charge of her construction, and she was launched in April 1800 from a...

 and Essex

USS Essex (1799)

The first USS Essex of the United States Navy was a 36-gun or 32-gun sailing frigate that participated in the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War, and in the War of 1812, during which she was captured by the British in 1814 and served as HMS Essex until sold at public auction on 6 June...

. Attached to the Lake Erie

Lake Erie

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 Station in the War of 1812

War of 1812

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, Acting Lieutenant

Lieutenant

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 Forrest was severely wounded while serving in flagship

Flagship

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 Lawrence

USS Lawrence (1813)

The first USS Lawrence was one of two 493-ton Niagara-class brigs built at Erie, Pennsylvania, by Adam and Noah Brown under the supervision of Sailing Master Daniel Dobbins and Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry, for United States Navy service on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812.She was...

 in the Battle of Lake Erie

Battle of Lake Erie

The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of Great Britain's Royal Navy...

 on 10 September 1813. His gallant action won him commendation from Commodore

Commodore (rank)

Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...

 Oliver Hazard Perry

Oliver Hazard Perry

United States Navy Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry was born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island , the son of USN Captain Christopher Raymond Perry and Sarah Wallace Alexander, a direct descendant of William Wallace...

.

Following the war he served in Java

USS Java (1815)

USS Java was a wooden-hulled, sailing frigate in the United States Navy, bearing 44 guns. She was named for the American victory over off the coast of Brazil in 29 December 1812, captured by the Constitution under the command of William Bainbridge. HMS Java had suffered severe damage during the...

 and John Adams

USS John Adams (1799)

The first John Adams was originally built as a frigate in 1799, converted to a corvette in 1809 and later converted back to a frigate in 1830 for use in the United States Navy...

, and commanded schooner

Schooner

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s Beagle

USS Beagle (1822)

The first USS Beagle was a schooner in the United States Navy during the 1820s.Beagle was purchased by the Navy on 20 December 1822 in Baltimore, Maryland, and commissioned early in 1823, Lieutenant John T. Newton in command....

 and Porpoise

USS Porpoise (1820)

The first USS Porpoise was a topsail schooner in the United States Navy.Porpoise was built in 1820 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine...

 in the campaign against West Indies pirates. Lieutenant Forrest died while in command of the store ship Decoy

USS Decoy (1822)

USS Decoy was a schooner in the United States Navy during the 1820s.Decoy was purchased 27 December 1822 by Commodore David Porter at New York under the name Zodiac....

 in the Caribbean

Caribbean

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 on 1 October 1825.

Namesake

In 1941, the destroyer

Destroyer

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 USS Forrest

USS Forrest (DD-461)

USS Forrest , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Dulany Forrest, an officer that served during the War of 1812....

(DD-461) was named in honor of Lt. Forrest, sponsored by his great-grandniece, Miss Eileen F. Thomson.