Robert Townsend (captain), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Navy Captain
Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1819
Place of Birth: Albany, New York, United States
Date of Death: 15-Aug-1866
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Robert Townsend (captain)
- Captain Robert Townsend (October 21, 1819 – August 15, 1866) was a Civil War-era ship Captain in the United States Navy.
- He served twice, once before the war then again during the war.
- He saw active combat while serving aboard three ships, most notably as commander of the USS Essex from 1863–1864, an ironclad gunship on the Mississippi River.
- Captain Townsend died of heatstroke while commanding the USS Wachusett in China in 1866, and is buried in Albany, New York.
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