Warrington (DD 843) - Naval Cruise Book

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Lewis Warrington was born in Wil- liamsburg, Virginia, on November 3, 1872 and was appointed midshipman on January 6, 1800. He spent the last year of the Quasi-War with France in the West Indies on board the frigate CHESA- PEAKE and cruised against corsairs of the Barbary Powers in the Mediter- ranean C1802-180'7j on aboard the il- lustrious fighting ships, PRESIDENT, VIXEN and ENTERPRISE. Upon out- break of the War of 1812, he was first lieutenant of frigate CONGRESS in the squadron of Commodore John Rodgers. He next took command ofthe sloop-of- war PEACOCK and sailed from New York on March 12, 1814 with supplies for the Naval Station at Saint Mary's, Georgia. He encountered off Cape Cana- veral, Florida, April29, 1814, the British brig EPEVIER, and after a sharp action of three-quarters of an hour, forced her to surrender with a loss ten times that suffered by his own ship. Warring- ton sent his prize into Savannah. Con- gress recognized his notable victory with the presentation of a gold medal. On June 4, 1814 he cleared Savannah to swing off the Grand Banks of New- foundlandg along the coasts of Ireland and Spain, thence to the West Indies and back to New York where he arrived on October 29, 1814. During this cruise he captured fourteen enemy ships of var- ious sizes. He sailed again in PEACOCK from New York on January 23, 1815 and passed around the Cape of Good Hope to cruise in the Indian Ocean where he captured three valuable prizes. On June 30, 1815 in the Straits of Sunda, he cap- tured a 14-gun cruiser named NAUTILUS belonging to the East India Company. Upon learning from this prize that peace had been made, Warrington released her and started home. He arrived in New York on October 30, 1815. In the follow- ing year he commanded the MACEDONIA during a voyage to Cartagena, carrying Christopher Hughes who had been dele- gated to effect the release of American citizens imprisoned by the Spanish. He commanded JAVA C1819-182OD and GUERRIERE C1820-18213 in the Mediter- ranean Squadron. He then had duty at the Norfolk Navy Yard, before commanding the West Indian Squadron which was em ployed in the suppression of piracy. In 1842, he became Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, then stood duty for a time as Secretary of the Navy ad interim. In announcing his death in 1851, the Secretary of the Navy stated: Commodore Warrington stood conspic- uous among the distinguished men who have done honor to our country, his de- voted patriotism, his great skill and indomitable courage, have won for him its lasting gratitude. 11

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