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NH 65463 USS POWHATAN 1850

USS POWHATAN 1850
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Title: USS POWHATAN 1850
Caption: Steam sloop-of-war built at Norfolk Navy Yard (Gosport). Wood, 2415 tons flagship for Commodore Perry during negotiations with Japan, was first foreign warship to challenge Japanese exclusion policy. Brought to the United States, the first Japanese embassy personnel sent to a foreign power. Very active during Civil War. Sold in 1877. Pen and ink drawing by Samuel Ward Stanton.
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Catalog #: NH 65463
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Artist: Samuel Ward Stanton
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Original Medium: BW Photo, Drawing
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