Dudley Saltonstall

Dudley Saltonstall
Born	1738 New London, British province of Connecticut
Died	1796 (aged 57–58) West Indies
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	Continental Navy
Years of service	1775–1779
Rank	Commodore (Dismissed from Service)
Commands held	Alfred, Trumbull, Warren
Battles/wars	Battle of Nassau Action of 6 April 1776 Penobscot Expedition
Relations	Sir Richard Saltonstall, John Winthrop
Other work	privateer, merchant

Dudley Saltonstall (1738–1796) was an American naval commander during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known as the commander of the naval forces of the 1779 Penobscot Expedition, which ended in complete disaster, with all ships lost.^{[N 1]} Norton (2003) argues the Penobscot Expedition was a total failure due to poor planning, inadequate training, and timid leadership on the part of Saltonstall.
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