U.S. Navy Heritage and History Command "Navy Officers 1798 to 1900."
I also looked at the list of officers with the last name of Dale and found seven of them who served back then.
Richard S. Dale, the one who died and is buried in Bermuda had two brothers according to Find A Grave. The one, as mentioned as being also in the Navy was John Montgomery Dale.
JOHN MONTGOMERY DALE
Midshipman 18 June 182
Lieutenant 1 April 1818
Commander 12 February 1839
Died 14 December 1852
Wikipedia said that John M. Dale (1797-1852) was a captain in the U.S. Navy and eventually dedicated the sloop-of-war USS Dale in 1839 which was named in honor of his father, Richard Dale. The Dale went on to serve a long and varied career until 1906.
The first commander of the USS Dale was John Gwinn, who was a naval officer in the War of 1812.
I was unable to find out anymore about him.
Richard Dale's other brother, Edward Crathorne Dale (1806-1866) was not listed as being in the Navy.
--Brock-Perry
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