Robert Townsend (captain)
(1819-1866)
United States Navy Captain
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Captain Robert Townsend (October 21, 1819 – August 15, 1866) was a Civil War-era ship Captain in the United States Navy. He served twice, once before the war then again during the war. He saw active combat while serving aboard three ships, most notably as commander of the USS Essex from 1863–1864, an ironclad gunship on the Mississippi River. Captain Townsend died of heatstroke while commanding the USS Wachusett in China in 1866, and is buried in Albany, New York.
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21 October 1819 Albany, New York
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15 August 1866 (aged 46) Yangtze River, China
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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