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	DANFS - USS Argus
		The second Argus (PY-14) - a yacht built in 1929 at Kiel, Germany, by Germaniawerft as Haida - was acquired by the Navy on 25 October 1940 from Mrs.
		Argus arrived in San Francisco on 19 February 1941 and began duty patrolling San Francisco Bay as a unit of the Patrol Force, 12th Naval District.
		Argus was returned to the Navy on 16 March 1942; and after reconversion at the General Engineering and Drydock Co., she was recommissioned at San Francisco on 18 April 1942.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/a/argus.htm (1753 words)

	USS Albany
		The first Argus-a brig-was laid down as Merrimack on 12 May 1803 at Boston, Mass., by Edmund Hartt; renamed Argus on 4 June 1803; and launched on 21 August 1803.
		A week later, on the night of 4 September, Argus was among the ships that escorted the ill-fated fire ship Intrepid to the entrance of Tripoli harbor.
		Argus continued to cruise the Mediterranean until the sum mer of 1806.
	www.multied.com /Navy/Brigatines/Argus.html (1270 words)

	USS O'Bannon (DD 987)
		USS O'BANNON was last homeported in Mayport, Fla., and is scheduled to be transfered to Turkey.
		Presley Neville O'Bannon was born on 1776, in Fauquier County, Virginia.
		While serving as the Marine Officer on the later vessel, he was selected for a mission that later was commemorated in the colors of the Marine Corps and recorded in the Marine Hymn in the words "to the shores of Tripoli".
	navysite.de /dd/dd987.htm (1021 words)

	HD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		He returned to the U.S. in November 1803, and was assigned duty at the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. He again sailed for the Mediterranean on the USS President on 25 May 1804, arriving at Gilbraltar, 13 August 1804.
		He was transferred to the USS Constitution on 22 October 1804, and to the USS Argus on 26 October 1804.
		During a storm one of the ships, the USS Philadelphia, went on the rocks off Tripoli and her crew was captured and imprisoned at Derne.
	hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil /HD/Historical/Whos_Who/O'Bannon_PN.htm (823 words)

	USS Argus (1803) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the preceding months, she had made several voyages to Egypt in support of Consul Eaton's efforts to raise a force of men to take Derna in conjunction with the deposed pasha.
		After a march of over 600 miles (970 km) across the desert in what is now known as Libya, the polyglot army—there were only 10 Americans in the whole force—arrived at Derna on 25 April 1805.
		Argus and Nautilus anchored about half a mile (800 m) to the eastward of the fortifications.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Argus_(1803) (1277 words)

	Stephen Decatur - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Given command of the brig Argus in 1803, he took it to the Mediterranean for service in the First Barbary War against Tripoli.
		Once in the combat zone, Lieutenant Decatur commanded the schooner Enterprise and, on 23 December 1803, captured the enemy ketch Mastico.
		In 1814 he flew a pennant as Commodore commanding USS President and three smaller vessels in the West Indies.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Stephen_Decatur (486 words)

	ipedia.com: USS Argus (1803) Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The first USS Argus was a brig in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War and the War of 1812.
		Argus was laid down as Merrimack on 12 May 1803 at Boston, Massachusetts, by Edmund Hartt; renamed Argus on 4 June 1803; and launched on 21 August 1803.
		After a march of over 600 miles across the desert in what is now known as Libya, the polyglot army—there were only 10 Americans in the whole force—arrived at Derna on 25 April 1805.
	www.ipedia.com /uss_argus__1803_.html (1292 words)

	Princess Anne Library Exhibits
		Hull was later appointed head of naval operations and given the title, "Commodore." He retied to the city of Philadelphia where he proudly wore his naval uniform everyday until he died.
		The USS Constitution remains in pristine condition at a berth in Boston harbor.
		As skipper of Argus, he assisted the U.S. Army in the capture of Derne, Libya in 1805.
	www.some.lib.md.us /exhibits.htm (360 words)

	The Mariners' Museum : Birth of the U.S. Navy
		Jefferson had long disagreed with the policy of paying tribute and argued that it would be cheaper to build a navy than give in to the sultans' ever-increasing demands.
		In September 1803, Morris was recalled to the United States.
		In October 1803, Preble's men faced their first major action with the enemy at Tripoli.
	www.mariner.org /usnavy/06/06a.htm (2015 words)

	USS Syren by José Barreto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The USS Syren was built in Philadelphia in 1803 by Benjamin Hutton.
		This boat served during the 1812 War and was also involved in the Algeciras siege, together with the Argus, the Vixen and the Constitution, amongst others.
		The siren figure, included in the original plan, was changed after the boat was captured in 1812, as well as some other elements afore, as can been seen in the plan on page 185 of the book written by Chapelle.
	www.modelismonaval.com /magazine/syren/syreni.htm (233 words)

	'To the Shores of Tripoli': Presley Neville O'Bannon -- The Wild Geese Today
		In October 1803, a ship of the U.S. fleet, the frigate USS Philadelphia, ran aground and was captured.
		Presley O'Bannon, a 29-year-old Irish-American from Marshall, in Fauquier County, Virginia, was a Marine lieutenant serving on the USS Argus.
		The young officer was given command of one Navy midshipman and seven Marines and assigned the daunting task of accompanying Eaton and Hamet and their motley force on the perilous five-hundred-plus mile trek from Alexandria to Derna.
	www.thewildgeese.com /pages/obannonp.html (1584 words)

	United States of America Congressional Gold Medal USS Constitution
		The USS Constitution has now graced the United States with her service for more than two hundred years.
		Authorized by Congress in 1794, built in 1797, and launched in 1798, Constitution saw action in one undeclared war and two official wars and was a powerful arm of the United States military capable of carrying American firepower to distant parts of the globe.
		The highlight of her military action in that conflict was the bombardment of Tripoli with the rest of the U.S. fleet in late summer 1804.
	www.congressionalgoldmedal.com /USSConstitution.htm (9767 words)

	War of 1812: Information from Answers.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Some historians, such as Robin Reilly, have argued that the declaration of war on the United Kingdom by the United States was a victory for French diplomacy, forcing the United Kingdom to divert its attention and some resources from continental matters.
		Meanwhile, USS Constitution, commanded by Captain Isaac Hull, sailed from the Chesapeake, on July 12.
		An example of the audacity of the American cruisers was the depredations in British home waters carried out by the American sloop USS Argus (which was eventually captured off St David's Head in Wales by the more heavily armed British brig HMS Pelican, on August 14 1813).
	www.answers.com.cob-web.org:8888 /topic/war-of-1812 (8790 words)

	Marine Corps Legacy Museum - Battle History of the USMC - War with Tripoli or Barbary Pirates War 1801-1805
		In Oct. of 1803, The U.S. frigate Philadelphia, while on a punitive raid was captured after running aground with 43 Marines and the crew taken.
		A plan was submitted by William Eaton, (to replace the belligerent Pasha Yusuf Karamanti with his brother Hamet,) and was approved by President Jefferson.
		Eaton sailed for Alexandria aboard USS Argus, which had a detachment of Marines commanded by Lt. Presly Neville O'Bannon.
	www.mclm.com /gallery/tripoli_war.html (497 words)

	USS Constitution
		In 1803 amid growing demand for tribute and increasing seizures by the Barbary pirates, Constitution was recommissioned under Captain Edward Preble and sailed as flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron on 14 August.
		In this battle of only half an hour the United States "rose to the rank of a first-class power"; the country was fired with fresh confidence and courage; and union among the States was greatly strengthened.
		A public grateful for her protective services once again rescued her from imminent destruction in 1905 and she was thereafter partially restored for use as a national museum.
	members.cox.net /shipkiller/data/frigate/constitution_frigate.html (10010 words)

	First Barbary War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		With the recommissioning of the American navy in 1794 and increased firepower on the seas, it became more and more possible for America to say no, although by now the long-standing habit of tribute was hard to overturn.
		In October of 1803, the fleet of Tripoli was able to capture the Philadelphia intact, holding its captain, William Bainbridge, and all officers and crew as hostages.
		On February 16, 1804, a small contingent of sailors in a disguised Intrepid and led by the redoubtable Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., were able to invade the harbor of Tripoli and burn the Philadelphia, denying her Use to the enemy.
	first-barbary-war.iqnaut.net (1114 words)

	Freefire Zone Forums - The Barbary Pirates
		His command, the brand new frigate USS Philadelphia, 36 guns, was in serious trouble this night of October 31, 1803 in the harbor of Tripoli.
		In 1803, Commodore Edward Preble, who would turn out to be one the finest flag officers in American history, arrived in the staunch American frigate Constitution, 44 guns, with a number of other vessels.
		In late October 1803, the frigate Philadelphia, under the command of William Bainbridge, was dispatched to blockade the port.
	www.freefirezone.net /showthread.php?t=2873 (2457 words)

	DD 987 O'Bannon (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The contract to build the USS O'Bannon was awarded on Jan 15, 1974.
		By building familiarization with each other's capabilities and working together, elements of the three naval forces, which regularly operate in the Mediterranean Sea, were to enhance their ability to provide humanitarian aid and more effective responses to actual maritime emergencies.
		USS O’Bannon (DD 987) was decomissioned on 19 August 2005.
	www.globalsecurity.org.cob-web.org:8888 /military/agency/navy/dd-987.htm (1296 words)

	Commanders of the USS Constitution
		Commanded USS Argus during Barbary War, for which he received a Congressional silver medal.
		Commanded USS Experiment in the Quasi-War with France, and then Siren during the Barbary War, earning a Congressional silver medal.
		Commander Augustus Paul Cooke (19-26 September 1871), Naval Academy Class of 1856, was in charge of the tow of Constitution from the Academy to Philadelphia Navy Yard.
	www.polkcounty.org /timonier/commanders/commanders.htm (3092 words)

	Lieutenant Presley Neville O'Bannon, USMC (1776—1850)
		Presley Neville O’Bannon was born in Farquier County, Virginia in 1776.
		Mediterranean in Adams, now-First Lieutenant O’Bannon returned to the United States in November 1803, and was assigned to duty at Marine Barracks, Washington DC.
		Following several months in the Mediterranean, Lt. O’Bannon was transferred to frigate Constitution, and then to USS Argus.
	www.destroyerhistory.org /fletcherclass/ussobannon/namesake450.html (628 words)

	Booklist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		While protecting a convoy, she attacks USS Unity, is savagely mauled and forced to strike.
		He is wounded in the side with a large wood splinter and the ship strikes but is scuttled by her coxswain.
		He is given the assignment of ensuring the safety of the convoy of troops and supplies bound for the attack on Mauritius.
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	Seeking the relations and ancestors of the Marrs & Hughes Family and the Rosales & Barrett Family - Person Page 8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Was the heaviest naval vessel in the Potamac River at the onset of the war.
		The USS Pawnee was of the second class, of which the Iroguois and Dacotah belonged.
		She was a screw steamer, had a very unusual hull that enabled her to carry heavy armament on a shallow draft.
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	Sample text for Library of Congress control number 2003049248
		Now he was returning in temporary command of the spanking new brig Argus, of eighteen guns, and carrying with him thirty thousand dollars in gold and silver for the use of the American squadron and its new commodore, Edward Preble.
		In his five years of active duty he had somehow managed to compile the most woefully lackluster record of any officer in the navy, and he was eager to clear his reputation.
		She was subsequently taken by the French, and Bainbridge became the first American naval officer forced to strike his flag to an enemy.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2003049248-s.html (5380 words)

	CHRONOLOGY
		1803 – June 24 - Somers and Nautilus ordered to join the Mediterranean squadron under command of Captain Edward Preble.
		1803 – November 7 – The Argus, under Stephen Decatur, joins Nautilus and Constitution in Gibraltar.
		1804 – September 6 – Captain Bainbridge, skipper of the scuttled USS Philadelphia, and ship’s doctor Dr. Cowdery and a detachment of prisoners find 13 bodies washed ashore Tripoli harbor, three identified as officers, which are buried 100 yards south of the harbor near the castle.
	www.richardsomers.org /rs-09.htm (1450 words)

	The exploits of Captain Bainbridge - Turkish Daily News Dec 18, 2002
		Bainbridge and his crew remained in captivity in Tripoli for upwards of nineteen months (Oct 31, 1803 thru June 4, 1805) when finally they were freed, thanks to the daring exploits of Captain Decatur and his crew.
		During the months that ensued, several attempts by the prisoners to dig a tunnel out to the harbor shore under the castle failed, as did the attempts to enlarge a hole in the ramparts and to cut off the iron bars of a window overlooking the harbor.
		He located and visited the ex-Bashaw and made the deal which stipulated that in return for the U.S. financing the expedition, the ex-Bashaw would be restored to power and the American prisoners and property were to be returned.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=30472 (3429 words)

	Guide to the Uriah P. Levy (1792-1862) Collectionn.d., 1787-1948, 1959, 1961, 1985*P-43Processed by Rachel Pollack
		When the War of 1812 broke out Levy joined the crew of the “Argus” as a volunteer and was quickly appointed acting lieutenant.
		The “Argus” was captured by the British and Levy and the crew were detained first in Dartmoor Prison in England until after the close of the War of 1812.
		Named for him, the U.S.S. “Levy” hosted the surrender ceremonies of the Japanese Navy in World War II and in 1959 the Jewish chapel at the United States Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia was dedicated to him.
	www.cjh.org /academic/findingaids/AJHS/nhprc/UriahPLevy1b.html (3438 words)

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