Potomac (Frigate)

Dates:
Active 1831
Active 1832

Biographical notes:

U.S. frigate launched 1822; from 1832-1834 spent time in the Pacific on a voyage to Sumatra to punish pirates for their capture of a merchant ship from Salem, Mass., and the massacre of its crew; afterwards cruised to Brazil and other South American countries; decommissioned in 1877.

From the description of Ship's log collection, 1832-1834. (Lynn Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70945395

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Subjects:

  • Frigates
  • Logbooks
  • Pirates
  • Seafaring life

Occupations:

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Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Salem (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Indonesia--Sumatra (as recorded)
  • Sandy Hook (N.J.) (as recorded)
  • Sumatra (Indonesia) (as recorded)
  • Sumatra (Indonesia) (as recorded)
  • South America (as recorded)
  • Sandy Hook (N.J.) (as recorded)
  • Brazil (as recorded)

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