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K-26255 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812

Photo #: K-26255 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812
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Title: Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812
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Description: Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812: She Fell in the Sea a Perfect Wreck Oil on canvas, 32 x 48, by Michel Felice Corne (1752-1845), depicting the dismasted Guerriere firing a gun to the unengaged side to signify her surrender. Painting in the collections of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, transferred from the Navy Department in 1869. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.
Catalog #: K-26255
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