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Who is responsible for sailing the USS Intrepid into Tripoli Harbor and sinking the USS Philadelphia?
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Commodore Edward Preble was the commanding officer of the squadron blockading Tripoli however, he appointed Stephen Decatur as the commanding officer of the USS Intrepid.
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