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	Biography - Stephen Decatur
		Recaptured the USS Philadelphia from the Tripolitans, in the harbor of Tripoli, and destroyed her, 16 February 1804.
		In the spring of 1814 commanded the President and a squadron of three vessels, in the West Indies and flew the pennant of Commodore.
		15 January 1815, the USS President had a severe engagement with the British West India Squadron, and surrendered after having lost a quarter of her crew and being surrounded by three frigates Decatur was made prisoner, taken to Bermuda, and from there sent to New London on parole, in the British frigate HMS Narcissus.
	www.history.navy.mil /bios/decatur.htm (254 words)

	List of ships of the United States Navy
		USS Enterprise (1775, 1776, 1799, 1831, 1874, CV-6, CVN-65)
		USS Shark (1821, 1861, SS-8, SP-534, SS-174, SS-314, SSN-591
		USS Somers (1813, 1842, 1898, DD-301, DD-381, DDG-34)
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		USS Enterprise (1775, 1776, 1799, 1831, CV 6, CVN 65)
		USS Seawolf (SS 197, SSN 575, SSN 21)
		USS Yorktown (CV 5, CV 10, CG 48)
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	USS Philadelphia (1799) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The second USS Philadelphia of the United States Navy was a 36 gun sailing frigate.
		Burning of the frigate Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli, February 16, 1804, by Edward Moran, painted 1897.
		Philadelphia was boarded 16 February 1804 and burned where she lay in Tripoli Harbor with her guns pointed outward, by a volunteer party of officers and men under Lieutentant Stephen Decatur, Jr.
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	USS Philadelphia (1799) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The second USS Philadelphia of the United States Navy was a 28-gun sailing frigate.
		Originally named City of Philadelphia, she was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the United States Government by the citizens of the city in 1798-1799.
		Philadelphia was boarded 16 February 1804 and burned where she lay in Tripoli Harbor with her guns pointed outward, by a volunteer party of officers and men under Lt. Stephen Decatur, Jr, in the ketch Intrepid.
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	USS Enterprise (1799) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The third USS Enterprise, a schooner, was built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799, and placed under the command of Lieutenant John Shaw.
		On 17 December 1799, Enterprise departed the Delaware Capes for the Caribbean to protect United States merchantmen from the depredations of French privateers during the Quasi-War with France.
		Refitted and renamed Intrepid, the ketch was given to Enterprise's commanding officer, Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr, for use in a daring expedition to burn frigate Philadelphia, captured by the Tripolitans and anchored in the harbor of Tripoli.
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	John Shaw
		On 20 October 1799, he was given command of the schooner Enterprise in which, during the next year, he captured seven armed French vessels and recaptured several American merchantmen.
		Two destroyers have been named after John Shaw, USS Shaw[?] DD-68 and USS Shaw[?] DD-373.
		USS Shaw DD-373 is best known for its spectacular explosion during the Attack on Pearl Harbor.
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		The second USS Philadelphia of the United States Navy was a 36 gun sailing frigate.
		Philadelphia was directed to cruise the Straits and blockade the coast of Tripoli, the Bashaw having threatened to make war on the United States.
		Philadelphia was boarded 16 February 1804 and burned where she lay in Tripoli Harbor with her guns pointed outward, by a volunteer party of officers and men under Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr.
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	USS Nautilus (1799) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nautilus was a schooner launched in 1799 and purchased by the United States Navy in 1803 as USS Nautilus, the first ship to bear that name.
		Nautilus was built in 1799 as a merchant vessel by Henry Spencer on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
		She was purchased by the Navy in May 1803, at Baltimore, Maryland, from Thomas Tennant; and commissioned 24 June 1803, Lieutenant Richard Somers in command.
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	Best Western - The Independence Park Inn, Philadelphia PA
		Philadelphia's original City Hall, built during Penn's lifetime, was near the Delaware River on 2nd Street.
		From 1790 to 1800, Philadelphia was the Capital of the United States, and the United States Supreme Court held sessions in the courtroom on the first floor of Old City Hall, sharing space with the Mayor's Court.
		Born in Philadelphia, the Bishop was very popular due to his charity work and to the ministering of the sick in 1793 during the Yellow Fever epidemic.
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	USS Baltimore (1798)
		During 1799 Baltimore took two prizes and the following year three more, as well as recapturing three American vessels which had fallen into French hands.
		At the close off the Quasi-War with France she carried the ratified peace treaty to France.
		Upon her return Baltimore was sold at Philadelphia in 1801.
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	Business \| Philadelphia Inquirer
		The principal architect was Joshua Humphreys, whose South Philadelphia shipyard was at the foot of Federal Street.
		Philadelphia was the national capital in March 1794 when Congress authorized construction of "a naval armament for the United States." Shipping was then being harassed by pirates from Algiers, and war with France was threatened.
		William Cramp, born in Philadelphia of German immigrant parents, was only 23 years old when he started his yard in Port Richmond in 1830.
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	USS Enterprise (1799) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1799 she was built as a fast-sailing schooner, mounting twelve 6-pounders.
		The first commanding officer of the Enterprise thought that she was too lightly built and that her quarters in particular, should be bullet proofed.
		It is believed that this vessel served as the model for the Brig Enterprise that was portrayed in Star Trek: Generations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Enterprise_(1799) (974 words)

	Uss Philadelphia (1799) info here at en.89-of-100.info (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Originally named City of Philadelphia, she was thrown up from 1798â“1799 for the United States the feds by the citizens of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		Philadelphia was franked to cruise the Straits & blockade the seaside of Tripoli, the Bashaw having threatened to haversack about police action on the United States (the First Barbary War).
		Philadelphia was boarded 16 February 1804 & burned where she lay in Tripoli Harbor with her guns pointed outward, by a suggest crush of officers & men down Lieutentant Stephen Decatur, Jr.
	en.89-of-100.info /USS_Philadelphia_(1799) (771 words)

	Best Western - The Independence Park Inn, Philadelphia PA
		Philadelphia's original City Hall, built during Penn's lifetime, was near the Delaware River on 2nd Street.
		From 1790 to 1800, Philadelphia was the Capital of the United States, and the United States Supreme Court held sessions in the courtroom on the first floor of Old City Hall, sharing space with the Mayor's Court.
		Born in Philadelphia, the Bishop was very popular due to his charity work and to the ministering of the sick in 1793 during the Yellow Fever epidemic.
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	United States of America Congressional Gold Medal Recipients Isaac Hull, Stephen Decatur and Jacob Jones, United States ...
		USS United States, a 1576-ton sailing frigate, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as one of the first warships of the new United States Navy.
		USS Decatur, a 1190-ton Clemson class destroyer built at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, was commissioned in August 1922, the last (by a few days) of the more that 270 similar "flush-deck" destroyers constructed during the World War I era.
		USS Philadelphia, a 1240-ton frigate, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a contribution to the Navy by the citizens of that city during the 1798-1800 Quasi-war with France.
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	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
		Philadelphia NSY is on League Island in the Delaware River in Philadelphia.
		In 1799 Congress authorized $522,678 in funds for the purchase of land to establish the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
		Forrestal arrived at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in September 1992 for her scheduled 14-month complex overhaul, but the overhaul was discontinued in March 1993 when the Forrestal was designated for decommissioning.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/philadelphia_nsy.htm (2031 words)

	These Are The Voyages...
		A historical novel about the real life USS Enterprise (actually the third ship by that name), and it's real life Captain, John Shaw, an ancestor of mine who in the span of about one year made the name Enterprise famous.
		This ketch was used on Decatur's mission to burn the captured frigate USS Philadelphia.
		USS Enterprise was forced to jettison her armament in order to escape.
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	The Lincoln Minute Men and Old Ironsides (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When USS Constitution was commanded to set sail in 1798, some of the cannon ordered for her had not yet arrived, so the Navy sought the loan of guns from Castle Island.
		USS Constitution was completed at a total cost of $302,700, some 260% above the original estimate (largely due to the difficulty of finding appropriate timber for her sturdy construction).
		Although USS Constitution was rated as a “44,” in fact she carried a variety of cannon during her service, as many as 55 on one occasion.
	www.lincolnminutemen.org /history/articles/hafner_lmm_and_ironsides.html (2174 words)

	American Warships of the Age of Sail
		USS Pennsylvania, a 3241-ton (burden) 120-gun ship of the line, was the largest sailing warship ever built for the US Navy.
		USS Cumberland, a 1,726-ton sailing frigate, was built between 1825 and 1843 at the Boston Navy Yard.
		USS Boston, a 700-ton 28-gun frigate, was built at Boston, Massachusetts, paid for by public subscription during the undeclared war with France.
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	Historic District - Local Area and Attractions - The Conwell Inn - Temple University - Philadelphia, PA
		Philadelphia's original City Hall, built during Penn's lifetime, was near the Delaware River on 2nd Street.
		From 1790 to 1800, Philadelphia was the Capital of the United States, and the United States Supreme Court held sessions in the courtroom on the first floor of Old City Hall, sharing space with the Mayor's Court.
		In the middle of the park is a miniature version of the statue of William Penn that crowns City Hall.
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	Sandcastle V.I. - Voyages of the Enterprise - Challenges to a Young Nation / Part 2
		The 1799 schooner USS Enterprise and her crews served heroically against the French corsairs, the pirates of the Barbary Coast, the Royal Navy, and the pirates of the Caribbean.
		The destruction of the Philadelphia is an object of great importance and I rely with confidence on your intrepidity and enterprise to effect it.
		When [the Philadelphia] was just under the [Bashaw's] castle, the fire finally reached her magazine and she exploded with an immense thunderclap that reverberated over the town and showered its inhabitants with blazing remnants.
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	Amazon.ca: The USS Essex: And the Birth of the American Navy: Books: Robotti & Vescovi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The USS Essex was the pride and joy of Salem, Massachusetts.
		Built in 1799 on the finances of hundreds of 'subscriptions' (similar to war bonds) by the local citizenry, the Essex came into existence during a time when the nation as a whole was wary of establishing a government run Naval force.
		In particular, the authors almost totally ignore the political-diplomatic implications of the presence of the USS Essex in South America in 1813-1815 in the context of the South American wars of independence and the War of 1812.
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	CNHI News Service Where's the USS Gloucester? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The USS Essex, seen in the Philippines, is named after Essex County and is the only active Navy ship named after this area.The flagship for the Amphibious Ready Group based in Sasebo, Japan, she is the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship.
		Richard Wainwright, the former executive officer of the battleship USS Maine, which blew up in Havana Harbor in February 1898 and sparked the Spanish-American War, the USS Gloucester proved her mettle in the Battle of Santiago on July 3, 1898, by attacking the larger and much faster Spanish destroyer Furor, greatly assisting in its destruction.
		The second USS Gloucester, a 303-foot Tacoma-class patrol frigate, was launched in 1943 and protected trans-Atlantic convoys in the final years of World War II before being traded to Russia under lend-lease legislation in 1945.
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	USS Shaw (DD-373), Mahan-class destroyer
		The second USS Shaw, DD 373, was laid down on 1 October 1934 at the United States Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa.; launched on 28 October 1935; sponsored by Miss Dorothy L. Tinker; and commissioned on 18
		In 1799, he assumed command of the schooner Enterprise in which, during the next year, he captured seven armed French vessels and recaptured several American merchantmen.
		Returning to Philadelphia on 18 June, she commenced a year of yard work to correct deficiencies before completing acceptance trials in June 1938.
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	William Rush and the American figurehead Magazine Antiques - Find Articles
		Philadelphia was also the most populous city in the country and the most important port south of New England.
		He also served on the common council of Philadelphia for many years, and was particularly active on the watering committee, which was responsible for overseeing the city's waterworks.
		The USS United States was completed in Philadelphia in 1797, followed by the USS Constellation in Baltimore, and the USS Constitution in Boston.
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	USS United States
		She was fitted out at Philadelphia during the spring of 1798 and, on 3 July, was ordered to proceed to sea.
		Barry wanted to be back in waters near Philadelphia so that he could discharge the members of her crew whose enlistments were expiring and so that he could protect shipping from Europe expected to be approaching the American coast during the late spring and summer.
		She put into the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1828 for extensive repairs and remained there until 1830 when she was placed in ordinary at the New York Navy Yard.
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	List of ships of the United States Navy
		USS Saratoga (1777, 1814, 1842, CC-3, CV-3, CVA-60)
		USS Texas (1865, 1895, BB-35 D-Day flagship, CGN-39, SSN-775 under construction in 2003)
		USS Virginia (1776, BB-13, CGN-38, SSN-774 under construction in 2003)
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		The capture of the S.S. Philadelphia by the pirates, when she went aground on a reef, and the 315 members of the crew that were taken prisoners and held for ransom led to the famous Battle of Tripoli.
		With the completion of the U.S.S. TRIPPE the name is carried on by a destroyer which is the last work in construction, efficiency and speed, making striking contrast to the first U.S.S. TRIPPE, sloop with one gun, of the year 1812.
		The third USS Trippe, DD 403, was laid down on 15 April 1937 by the Boston Navy Yard, launched on 14 May 1938; sponsored by Miss Betty S. Trippe and placed in commission on 1 November 1939, Lt. Comdr.
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