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What was matthew's early career like?
he obtained a naval appointment through the influence of Tennessee Representative Sam Houston, a family friend, in 1825, at the age of 19.
What did he achieve?
CANNOTANSWER.
What was his early life like?
He was born in 1806 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near Fredericksburg; his parents were Richard Maury and Diane Minor Maury.
What did he do after obtaining naval appointment?
Maury began to study the seas and to record methods of navigation.
What methods of navigation did he use?
CANNOTANSWER.
Are there any other interesting aspects of this article?
the USS Vincennes, his assigned ship and the first US warship to travel around the world.

Question: What was special about the USS Vincebnnes?
Self-contained rewrite: What was special about the USS Vincebnnes