The Battle of Doro Passage was a naval engagement during the United States Navy's operation against Greek pirates in the Aegean Sea.
On October 16, 1827 a British merchant ship was attacked by pirates in Doro Passage off the islands of Andros and Negroponte but was retaken by American sailors.
Lieutenant Benjamin Cooper commanded the twelve-gun schooner USS Porpoise in October 1827 and was in the process of escorting a convoy of five American ships and six others from Smyrna to Malta.
The British captain and some crewmen managed to lower a boat and paddle to Porpoise, which was heading back to find Comet after the Americans heard shooting.
Lieutenant Goldsborough received recognition for winning the largest battle of the American campaign in the Aegean and a message of thanks from the British government.