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 | | In this position, the USS HORNET poured in so heavy and well directed a fire, that, fifteen minutes later, the PEACOCK, having six feet of water in the hold and being cut to pieces in hull and masts, hoisted from her fore rigging an ensign, union down, as a signal of distress. |
 | | The USS HORNET’s superior gunnery destroyed the HMS PENGUIN, which was later scuttled, killing 10 to 25 of her crew including Commander James Dickinson. |
 | | USS HORNET arrived back in New York to great acclaim despite the fact that the war was over. |
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