"Pont, Samuel Francis Du"@en . "1815Z"^^ . . . "1865Z"^^ . . . "Samuel Francis Du Pont (September 27, 1803 \u2013 June 23, 1865) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family. In the Mexican\u2013American War, Du Pont captured San Diego, and was made commander of the California naval blockade. Through the 1850s, he promoted engineering studies at the United States Naval Academy, to enable more mobile and aggressive operations."@en . "United StatesNavyadmiral" . . . . "1865Z"^^ . "1865-06-23Z"^^ . . "Samuel Francis Du Pont"@en . "1803-09-27Z"^^ . . "South Atlantic Blockading Squadron" . "1803Z"^^ .