Keywords: people blackandwhite monochrome round circle black and white Commodore John Downes, USN. Portrait of Commodore Downes, who was a captain of USS Epervier, part of Commodore Decatur’s Mediterranean Squadron in 1814. Presented by Captain Balridge, USN, (Retired), Naval Academy, 1940. NHHC Photograph Collection: NH 50424. Commodore John Downes, USN. Portrait of Commodore Downes, who was a captain of USS Epervier, part of Commodore Decatur’s Mediterranean Squadron in 1814. Presented by Captain Balridge, USN, (Retired), Naval Academy, 1940. NHHC Photograph Collection: NH 50424. |