Mary Ann Brown Patten, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMary Ann Brown Patten
American sailor
Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1837
Place of Birth: Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1857
Profession: sailor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Mary Ann Brown Patten
- Mary Ann Brown Patten (April 6, 1837 – March 18, 1861) was the first female commander of an American merchant vessel.
- She was the wife of Joshua Patten, captain of the merchant clipper ship Neptune’s Car.
- The ship was bound around Cape Horn from New York towards San Francisco when Joshua Patten collapsed from fatigue in 1856.
- His wife took command for 56 days, faced down a mutiny, and successfully managed to navigate the clipper ship into San Francisco.
- At the time she was 19 years old and pregnant with her first child.
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