Richard Dale (6 November 1756 – 26 Februari 1826) adalah seorang perwira angkatan laut Amerika yang bertempur di Angkatan Laut Benua di bawah John Barry dan menjadi letnan pertama untuk John Paul Jones selama pertempuran di lepas pantai Flamborough Head, Inggris melawan HMS Serapis dalam sebuah pertempuan yang dilakukan pada 23 September 1779. Ia menjadi salah satu dari enam komoditas asli Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat permanen, dan memerintahkan blokade Tripoli pada 1801 selama Perang Barbaria Pertama pada kepresidenan Thomas Jefferson.
| Richard Dale | |
|---|---|
| Lahir | 6 November 1756 Portsmouth parish, Norfolk County, Virginia, British America |
| Meninggal | 26 Februari 1826 (umur 69) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Place of burial | Pemakaman Laurel Hill Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Pengabdian | Amerika Serikat |
| Dinas/cabang | Continental Navy United States Navy |
| Lama dinas | 1776–1802 |
| Pangkat | Komodor |
| Komandan | USS Ganges |
| Perang/pertempuran | |
| Peringatan | dedicated, 9 May 1917, Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Pasangan | Dorethea Crathorne, sepupu dari istri John Barry |
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- Independence Seaport Museum Dale collection contains many family heirlooms [1969.067.016, .023]; [1988.029.001 through .025] and the original Henry Knox letter to John Barry announcing the six original captains in the U.S. Navy [1984.096.001]
- American Philosophical Society Richard Dale Collection on one reel of microfilm (Film 334) is in their collection.
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania Dale collection includes a number of original, handwritten letters and accounts written by and to Dale, as well as copies of promotion Certificates. Original publications dedicated to biographies of early American heroes are in their collections.
- Richard Dale Letterbook, 1802 MS 45 and Dale Family Papers, 1749–1937 MS 246 held by Special Collection & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy
- Richard Dale di Find a Grave