Journal of the frigate Chesapeake, 1807 May 9-27.

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Journal of the frigate Chesapeake, 1807 May 9-27.

"A journal kept on board the United States Frigate Chesapeake of 38 guns, commanded by James Barron, Commander," by Alexander S. Wadsworth, midshipman. Back of book has general orders for frigate President under the command of Capt. William Bainbridge.

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Barron, James, 1769-1851

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James Barron was commissioned lieutenant 9 March 1798 in United States Navy and promoted to captain in 1799. He served in the Mediterranean fleet during the war with Tripoli. A commodore by 1807, he was in command of the ship Chesapeake which surrendered to the Leopard. Barron was court-martialed and suspended from service for five years. During the War of 1812, he was in Denmark. He killed Stephen Decatur in a duel in 1820. Commanded Philadelphia and Gosport navy yards and the Navy Asylum, a re...

Chesapeake (Frigate)

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38-gun sailing frigate of the U.S. Navy; launched 2 Dec. 1799 by Gosport Navy Yard (Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Va.), and commissioned early in the following year, Capt. James Barron in command. From the description of Journal of the frigate Chesapeake, 1807 May 9-27. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 183192798 ...

Wadsworth, Alexander S. (Alexander Scammel), 1790-1851

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U.S. Navy officer; first lieutenant on board U.S.S. Constitution during the War of 1812. From the description of Copy of a letter written by Alexander S. Wadsworth, 1812 Aug. 31. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 213410416 ...

President (Frigate)

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Forty-four gun sailing frigate; built 1800, in New York; flagship of Commodore Richard Dale in Mediterranean, 1801-1802; cruised in Mediterranean in 1804-1805; participated in actions against Tripoli in the Barbary; captured by the British 1815 and taken into Royal Navy; broken up at Portsmouth, Eng., 1817. From the description of Journal of the frigate President, 1805 Aug. 6-Sept. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 184725599 ...

Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833

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Commodore of the U.S. Navy; of Princeton, N.J. From the description of Pay order, 1829 Sept. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70965932 From the description of Receipt, 1829 Apr. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70965933 U.S. Navy officer. From the description of Papers of William Bainbridge, 1804-1828. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130858 American naval officer From the guide to the William Bainbridge letters and documents, 1807-18...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...