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When the ship was commissioned into the U.S. In 1842, Murphy settled in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he helped outfit the newly built ship Michigan. He then joined the Royal Navy, serving two years on the Great Lakes on board HMS Montreal. At age 14 he began a three-year term as a boy seaman aboard merchant ships sailing to North America. He had four siblings: James, Mary, John, and William. Murphy was born on January 15, 1823, in Waterford, Ireland, the son of produce dealer James Murphy (1786–1861) and his wife Ellen Murphy (née Mansfield). He returned to Erie and USS Michigan after the war, continuing on that ship for twenty more years until retiring as a warrant officer. During the American Civil War, he served aboard USS Metacomet and distinguished himself in the action at Mobile Bay. Navy after settling in Erie, Pennsylvania, and sailed the Great Lakes as a petty officer on USS Michigan. A native of Ireland, Murphy began his seafaring career as a teenager aboard merchant ships in the North Atlantic and served for two years in the Royal Navy. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay. Patrick Murphy (Janu– December 1, 1896) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S.
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