Joel Abbot (naval officer)

Joel Abbot
Born	(1793-01-18)January 18, 1793 Westford, Massachusetts
Died	December 14, 1855(1855-12-14) (aged 62) Hong Kong
Buried	Warren, Rhode Island
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	(1812-1855)
Rank	Captain, Flag Officer, Commodore
Commands held	captured pirate ship Mariana (1818) Boston Navy Yard (1838) USS Decatur (1843) USS Macedonian (1852) Flag Officer, East India Squadron (1854)
Battles/wars	War of 1812

Joel Abbot (January 18, 1793 – December 14, 1855) was a U.S. naval officer who served notably in the War of 1812, and commanded a ship during Commodore Matthew Perry's 1853-1854 visit to Japan. Commodore Joel Abbot was Admiral Perry's second in command when they opened Japan in 1853–1854.