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David Farragut
David Glasgow Farragut
(also spelled
Glascoe
; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a
flag officer
of the
United States Navy
during the
American Civil War
. He was the first
rear admiral
,
vice admiral
, and
admiral
in the United States Navy. He is remembered for his order at the
Battle of Mobile Bay
, in which he was victorious, usually paraphrased as "
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead
" in U.S. Navy tradition.
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