Tyrone G. Martin

Tyrone G. Martin, Commander, USN (Ret.), was the first Constitution skipper since 1815 to be decorated for his command tour. He is the author of Undefeated and Creating a Legend, and he has written numerous articles for such magazines as the U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings and Naval History, and for American Neptune.

Articles by Tyrone Martin

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The Butcher's Bill

By Commander Tyrone G. Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)
August 2009
Wounded by musket balls, round shot, langrage, and a splinter, Old Ironside's Guerriere casualties received treatment ranging from enemas to amputation.
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A Gentlemanly Mutiny

By Commander Tyrone G. Martin, U. S. Navy (Retired)
February 2008
Unrest over the leadership of USS Constitution Captain Jesse Duncan Elliott during an 1835 European cruise led 20 officers to leave Old Ironsides.

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Commander Joseph Leonard, U.S Navy, Edward J. Sheehy, Commander Tyrone G. Martin, U. S. Navy (Retired) & Robert Fahs
December 2007
Inferno: The Epic Life and Death Struggle of the USS Franklin in World War II Joseph A. Springer. St. Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2007. 320 pp. Illus. Index. $24.95. Reviewed ...

Lake Ontario’s Little-Known Gem

By Commander Tyrone G. Martin U.S. Navy (Retired)
February 2007
It is hard to believe that this tiny village in upstate New York once was an active naval base and the site of major warship construction. Sackets Harbor today is ...

Modern Service in the Constitution

By Commander Tyrone G. Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)
April 2006
Commanding the Constitution was nowhere in my consciousness on that spring day in 1974 when I answered my phone. It was my detailer. “How would you like to command ‘Old ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Craig L. Symonds, CW03 Ronald W. Russell, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired), Ron Benigo, Commander Tyrone G. Martin, U. S. Navy (Retired), Rear Admiral T. A. Brooks, U.S. Navy (Retired) & Robert Enrione
April 2006
Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan: Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, 1852- 1854 Francis L. Hawks. Stroud, England: Nonsuch Publishing ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Colonel Gordon W. Keiser, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), Don Walsh, Frederick C. Leiner & Commander Tyrone G. Martin, U. S. Navy (Retired)
February 2006
The Unknown Battle of Midway Alvin Kernan. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2005. 175 pp. Illus. Bib. $26.00. Reviewed by Colonel Gordon W. Keiser, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) The ...