“As a descendant of Commodore Perry, I have been very interested in the descendants of Nathaniel Savory.” The commodore led his fleet of “Black Ships” to Uraga at the entrance to Tokyo Bay ...
Matthew then produced the pocket watch, noting that Commodore Perry (1794-1858) carried it with him when he came to the island a month before taking his fleet of “Black Ships” off Uraga ...
Commodore Matthew Perry may not have enjoyed the same level of prestige as his older brother Oliver Hazard Perry, who famously defeated the British fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War ...