Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry was a Naval Officer who made many contributions and had significant impact to the maritime service within the United States Navy. COMMODORE MATTHEW PERRY’S CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDED IMPROVING THE NAVY”S TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND DOCTRINE BUT HIS GREATEST WAS OPENING JAPAN FOR TRADE, WHOM UP TO THAT POINT IN HISTORY WAS KNOWN FOR THEIR ISOLATIONISM.
Matthew James Calbraith Perry was born in 1794 and went on to serve a naval service for life. His family was rich with naval history as his dad and four brothers all served in the Navy. At 14 years old, Perry was given commission at a Midshipman where he served on the USS Revenge under the command of his oldest brother, Oliver Hazard. Perry served in the war of …show more content…
“He had long taken the shipboard instruction of officers seriously and now supported the establishment of a naval academy.” The Navy was changing and so would the understanding of this new technology. “The science of steam engineering was far more complex than the art of sailing, and it became clear that the traditional "on the job" methods of education no longer would be adequate. The Navy needed a dedicated academy to provide future officers with a disciplined environment conducive to learning the new naval trade.” Perry remained devoted to education along with the use of technology of steam so he “assisted in developing the initial curriculum for the new US Naval Academy.” Also to further benefit navy education and doctrine, he developed an apprentice school for seaman to learn their duties while indoctrinated. He started the first gunnery school and helped establish the US Naval Lyceum for the education of officers. After his successful campaign in Japan he wanted to document the experience to help the future Navy. He wrote three volumes of a report called the “Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.” This valuable report helped not only retain naval history but taught future naval
Matthew James Calbraith Perry was born in 1794 and went on to serve a naval service for life. His family was rich with naval history as his dad and four brothers all served in the Navy. At 14 years old, Perry was given commission at a Midshipman where he served on the USS Revenge under the command of his oldest brother, Oliver Hazard. Perry served in the war of …show more content…
“He had long taken the shipboard instruction of officers seriously and now supported the establishment of a naval academy.” The Navy was changing and so would the understanding of this new technology. “The science of steam engineering was far more complex than the art of sailing, and it became clear that the traditional "on the job" methods of education no longer would be adequate. The Navy needed a dedicated academy to provide future officers with a disciplined environment conducive to learning the new naval trade.” Perry remained devoted to education along with the use of technology of steam so he “assisted in developing the initial curriculum for the new US Naval Academy.” Also to further benefit navy education and doctrine, he developed an apprentice school for seaman to learn their duties while indoctrinated. He started the first gunnery school and helped establish the US Naval Lyceum for the education of officers. After his successful campaign in Japan he wanted to document the experience to help the future Navy. He wrote three volumes of a report called the “Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.” This valuable report helped not only retain naval history but taught future naval