Aegean Sea anti-piracy operations of the United States

Aegean Sea anti-piracy operations
Part of the Greek War of Independence
Pirates grecs (1838), by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
Date May 1825 – December 1828 Location Aegean Sea Result Operational success
Belligerents
United States	Pirates
Commanders and leaders
John Rodgers Lawrence Kearny Louis M. Goldsborough William L. Hudson	Unknown
Strength
1 ship-of-the-line 1 frigate 3 sloops-of-war 2 schooners	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Aegean Sea anti-piracy operations began in 1825 when the United States government dispatched a squadron of ships to suppress Greek piracy in the Aegean Sea. The Greek civil wars of 1824–1825 and the decline of the Hellenic Navy made the Aegean quickly become a haven for pirates who sometimes doubled as privateers.

American merchant vessels were attacked and so the Mediterranean Squadron began escort and patrol duties. The operations terminated in 1828, as piracy ceased.^[1][2]