[Accounts concerning the frigate Chesapeake, 1878-1881].

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[Accounts concerning the frigate Chesapeake, 1878-1881].

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Remembrance (dated March 18, 1878) about the damage caused by a sudden squall to the frigate Chesapeake followed by an account (dated Sept 20, 1881) of the battle between the frigates Chesapeake and Shannon. Several pages are copies of the original.

9 p. ; 21-25 cm.

New England Historic Genealogical Society

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New England Historic Genealogical Society

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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 ...

Trefethen, Benjamin, b. 1790.

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The battle between the H.M.S. Shannon and the American frigate Chesapeake took place on 1 June 1813. The Chesapeake was defeated and taken as a prize to Halifax. From the description of [Accounts concerning the frigate Chesapeake, 1878-1881]. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 48259561 ...

Shannon (Frigate : 1813)

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