John R. Goldsborough
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| Born |
2 July 1809 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | 22 June 1877 (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Buried at | Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1824–1870 |
| Rank |
 Commodore
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| Relations | Louis M. Goldsborough (brother) |
Commodore John R. Goldsborough (2 July 1809 – 22 June 1877) was an officer in the United States Navy. During his long naval career, he saw action against pirates in the Mediterranean Sea, fought in the American Civil War, introduced the standardized system of markings for buoys and navigational markers ashore still in use in the United States today, and rose to command of the Asiatic Squadron.
Goldsborough was the brother of U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Louis M. Goldsborough (18 February 1805 – 20 February 1877).
Goldsborough was born in Washington, D.C., on 2 July 1809, the son of a chief clerk in the United States Department of the Navy. He was a cadet-midshipman aboard the frigate USS John Adams, the flagship of Commodore David Porter in the West Indies Squadron, before being appointed as a midshipman on 6 or 16 November 1824 (sources vary). As a midshipman, he was attached to the ship-of-the-line USS North Carolina and the sloop-of-war USS Warren in the Mediterranean Squadron from November 1824 to June 1830. During his time aboard Warren, he took part in actions against Greek pirates which had attacked American merchant ships in the Mediterranean Sea, highlighted by Warren's bombardment of Miconi and an action in which Goldsborough, in command of Warren's launch with 18 men aboard, engaged and captured the Greek pirate schooner Helene of four guns and 58 men. Warren's commanding officer, Master Commandant Lawrence Kearny, personally thanked him for the manner in which he carried out the capture of Helene.
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