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NH 56736 Burning of the USS PHILADELPHIA

Burning of the USS PHILADELPHIA
Title: Burning of the USS PHILADELPHIA
Caption: Burning of the USS PHILADELPHIA by Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, 16 February 1804. The captured Mediterranean ketch INTREPID, Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, entered the harbor in company with SIREN, ably setting fire to PHILADELPHIA and destroying her completely.
Description: Courtesy of the American Society, Worchester Massachusetts
Catalog #: NH 56736
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Sketch attributed to W. Hamblin
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Original Medium: Sketch, BW Photo
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