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Esek Hopkins
Commodore Esek Hopkins (April 26, 1718 – February 26, 1802) was the only Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. He was also an accomplished merchant captain and privateer.
==Early life and career==
Esek Hopkins was born in Scituate, Rhode Island. Before the Revolutionary War he had sailed to nearly every quarter of the earth, commanded a privateer in the French and Indian War, and served as a deputy to the Rhode Island General Assembly. Appointed a brigadier general to command all military forces of Rhode Island in October 4, 1775, he immediately began to strengthen Rhode Island's defenses with the help of his deputy, William West. A few months later, December 22, 1775, Hopkins was appointed Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy authorized by the Continental Congress to protect American commerce.
In September 1764, during his time as a privateer and merchant, Hopkins took command of the slave ship ''Sally'', owned by Nicholas Brown and Company.〔("Voyage of the Slave Ship Sally", ''Brown University'' )〕 Hopkins had no prior experience in operating a slave trading vessel at the time, and the 15-month voyage would result in disaster with 109 out of 196 slaves dying after being acquired. In late 1765, ''Sally'' arrived at its first trading destination in the West Indies, but the surviving African captives were in such poor health that most sold for very little. Hopkins' failed command of ''Sally'' contributed to the Brown brothers reconsidering their participation in the active slave trade of Rhode Island in the 18th century.〔("The Unrighteous Traffick", ''Projo.com'' )〕
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