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	USS Shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first Shark (1821) was a schooner destroyed on a sandbar in 1846.
		The second Shark (1861) was a captured Confederate schooner captured by the United States Navy and later renamed George W. Rodgers.
		The fourth Shark (SP-534) was a motorboat purchased and commissioned by the Navy in 1917.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Shark (175 words)

	Shark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Blacktip Reef Shark The Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) is a shark of tropical and warm temperate seas.
		Frilled shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus The frilled shark or frill shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is a primitive fo...
		The shark typically dwells in the upper layer of the ocean — from the surfa...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/shark.html (675 words)

	USS Grampus
		The first USS Grampus, 12, a schooner built at the Washington Navy Yard[?] under the supervision of naval constructor William Doughty[?] on a design by Henry Eckford[?], was laid down in 1820 on a 73-foot keel, and launched in early August 1821.
		The third USS Grampus was a stern-wheel gunboat, originally CSS Grampus, scuttled by the Confederates on 7 April 1862, to prevent her capture.
		The sixth USS Grampus (SS-207), a Tambor -class submarine[?] built by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut, was launched 23 December 1940, sponsored by Mrs.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USS_Grampus.html (1687 words)

	Matthew Perry (naval officer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Matthew Perry obtained a midshipman's commission in the Navy in 1809, and was initially assigned to USS Revenge, which was under the command of his elder brother.
		During that war Perry was transferred to USS United States, and consequently saw little fighting in that war afterward since the ship was trapped at New London, Connecticut.
		Perry commanded USS Shark from 1821 - 1825, and from 1826 - 1827 acted as fleet captain for Commodore Rodgers.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Matthew_Perry_(naval_officer) (762 words)

	USS Shark (1821) - Result for USS Shark (1821) - Meaning of USS Shark (1821) - Definition of USS Shark (1821) - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On 11 May 1821, Matthew Perry (naval officer) Matthew C. Perry was ordered to command of ''Shark'', and the ship was ready to receive her crew on 2 June 1821.
		In 1833, ''Shark'' was relieved in the West Indies by the schooner, USS Experiment (1832) ''Experiment'', and sailed for the Mediterranean, where she remained for the next five years, cruising extensively in order to protect American commerce.
		The Secretary of the Navy noted in 1841 that “all who witnessed the operations of the ''Shark'' were inspired with increased respect for the American flag.” She also made infrequent cruises northward to observe conditions in Panama and to receive mail.
	www.mauspfeil.net /USS_Shark_%281821%29.html (962 words)

	cars - USS Shark (1821) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On 11 May 1821, Matthew C. Perry was ordered to command of Shark, and the ship was ready to receive her crew on 2 June 1821.
		Shark sailed from the Washington Navy Yard on 15 July for New York, where she received Dr. Eli Ayers on board for transportation to the west coast of Africa.
		In 1833, Shark was relieved in the West Indies by the schooner, Experiment, and sailed for the Mediterranean, where she remained for the next five years, cruising extensively in order to protect American commerce.
	www.carluvers.com /cars/USS_Shark_%281821%29 (780 words)

	USS Shark - Result for USS Shark - Meaning of USS Shark - Definition of USS Shark - Dictionary of Meaning - ...
		* The second USS Shark (1861) ''Shark'' (1861) was a captured Confederate States of America Confederate schooner captured by the United States Navy and later renamed ''George W. Rodgers''.
		* The fourth USS Shark (SP-534) ''Shark'' (SP-534) was a motorboat purchased and commissioned by the Navy in 1917.
		* The sixth USS Shark (SS-314) ''Shark'' (SS-314) was a Balao class submarine ''Balao''-class submarine commissioned in 1944.
	www.mauspfeil.net /USS_Shark.html (231 words)

	Blockade of Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The ships that were built included the first USS Constellation, which was launched on September 7, 1797 and the USS Constitution, a ship that would be employed in the African Squadron, albeit briefly.
		In 1821, naval officer Matthew Calbraith Perry commanded the USS Shark in the African Squadron.
		In 1842, aboard the USS Somers in the African Squadron, commander Alexander Slidell Mackenzie ordered the arrest of three crewmen on November 26th and 27th who were promptly convicted of plotting to take control of the ship.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Blockade-of-Africa.htm (1046 words)

	List of ships of the United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		USS Buffalo (1892, CL 99, CL 110, SSN 715)
		USS Enterprise (1775, 1776, 1799, 1831, CV 6, CVN 65)
		USS Seawolf (SS 197, SSN 575, SSN 21)
	www.theezine.net /l/list-of-ships-of-the-united-states-navy.html (852 words)

	Usn Veterans Burial Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Philip Blanch, a Landsman aboard the USS Prairie Bird, died on February 1 1896, and is buried at the Vicksburg National Cemetery.
		John Mills Browne, Surgeon, USS Kearsarge was born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, and appointed Assistant Surgeon in the navy on March 26, 1853, aged 29.
		Thomas Addison Knowlton, USS Wabash, was born in Rockport, Massachusetts, and died at the age of 102, at Ashland, Massachusetts, on February 14, 1940.
	hub.dataline.net.au /~tfoen/burials.html (16954 words)

	Biography - Commodore Matthew C. Perry
		USS Commodore Perry, a side-wheel steamer purchased in 1861, was named in honor Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry and his brother Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.
		During the summer of 1852 as a brief interlude in his preparation for the expedition to Japan, he was sent to the British provinces to adjust some differences concerning the rights of American fishing vessels.
		Perry was directed to first try persuasion and argument and in case of failure, he was to resort to stronger tactics but keeping in mind that the mission was one of peace.
	www.history.navy.mil /bios/perry_mc.htm (2322 words)

	Biography - Captain William Francis Lynch
		1821 - 4 July - Detached from USS Congress.
		Appearance on board Shark at Washington 6 July.
		On 17 Oct. wrote from the vessel, requesting that she might be fitted up as a storeship to be sent to bring back animals, plants and seeds to improve the stock and add to the vegetable products of the country.
	www.history.navy.mil /bios/lynch_wmf.htm (3694 words)

	Sea Services Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The schooner USS Shark, built by the Washington Navy Yard, is launched.
		The USS Grampus was also launched by the Yard during 1821.
		A court of inquiry convenes in the Washington Navy Yard to investigate the circumstances of Lieutenant John Henley's surrender of the Brig-of-war USS Vipoer to the HMS Narcissus.
	www.dcmilitary.com /navy/seaservices/archives/may14/ss_b51499.html (174 words)

	Balch
		It was the USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) and her screen of ships, sent to escort the HORNET on the last leg of her mad dash to Japan.
		The submarines USS Thresher and USS Trout were operating off the Japanese coast, watching for enemy fleet movements and to report weather conditions.
		She was with the USS WASP (CV-7) in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific when the WASP was sunk.
	www.balch-porterfield.org /balch.htm (5193 words)

	United States of America Congressional Gold Medal Recipient Matthew C. Perry
		After the war he served on various vessels in the Mediterranean and Africa (notably aboard the USS Cyane during its patrol off Liberia in 1819-1820), sent to suppress piracy and the slave trade in the West Indies.
		Perry commanded the USS Shark from 1821-1825, and from 1826-1827 acted as fleet captain for Commodore Rodgers.
		He spent the years of 1833-1837 as second officer of the New York Navy Yard (later the Brooklyn Navy Yard), gaining promotion to captain at the end of this tour.
	www.congressionalgoldmedal.com /MatthewPerry.htm (667 words)

	USS Grampus
		The first Grampus, a schooner built at Washington Navy Yard under the supervision of naval constructor William Doughty on a design by Henry Eckford was laid down in 1820 on a 73-foot keel, and launched in early August 1821.
		The necessity of suppressing piracy and of maintaining ships to catch slavers led to the building of five such schooners, largest of which was Grampus.
		In the company of Hornet, Enterprise, Spark, Porpoise, and Shark, Grampus engaged in convoying merchant vessels throughout 1821, the presence of the squadron having a marked effect on piratical actively among the islands.
	www.navyhistory.com /APA/grampus.html (277 words)

	USS Grampus 1820 - Definition up Erdmond.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Laid down: 1820 Launched:August 1821 Fate:Foundered 15_March 1843 General Characteristics Displacement:171.5 tons Length:97 feet Beam:23 feet 6 inches Draft:9 feet 6 inches USS ''Grampus'', 12, a in early August 1821.
		She is presumed to have foundered in a gale off Charleston,_South_Carolina with all hands.
		See USS ''Grampus'' for other ships of the same name.
	www.erdmond.com /USS_Grampus_(1820).html (420 words)

	Find A Grave - Browse by name: U
		The U.S.S. Indianapolis Memorial was established to honor the men of the USS Indianapolis, both those who died and those who survived four days in shark infested waters after the ship was sunk by a Japanese Submarine in WWII.
		An experiential reference to the Indianapolis was made by "Quint," the character portrayed by actor Robert Shaw in the movie "Jaws." The survivors continue to seek justice for the ship's late captain who was shamefully court-martialed.
		Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1813 to 1815, 1820 to 1821, and 1822 to 1825.
	www.findagrave.com /php/famous.php?mode=initial&FSlastinitial=u (715 words)

	USS Porpoise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The first Porpoise, a topsail schooner, was built in 1820 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H. Schooners Alligator, Dolphin and Shark were her sister ships.
		She first cruiser in the West Indies in 1821-1823, Lt. James Ramage in command, hunting pirates.
		While cruising in the West Indies in 1833 under the command of Lt. William Taylor, Porpoise was wrecked on a reef off Point Lizardo.
	www.multied.com /Navy/MISC/porpoise.html (137 words)

	Ship Modelers Association - Famous Ships
		Unfortunately for the British, the main claim for the HMS MACEDONIAN in history is the fact that she was not only captured by the USS UNITED STATES but also has the distinction of being the only British warship that also returned to an American port during the War of 1812.
		The USS UNITED STATES then closed and used her full broadside to reduce the British ship to a complete wreck.
		She was relieved by the USS CONSTELLATION and returned to the Atlantic seaboard in 1821.
	www.ship-modelers-assn.org /fam0209.htm (2700 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Japanese Hell Ships - May 2nd, 2004
		The Shinyo Maru was torpedoed on September 7, 1944 by the USS Paddle off the coast of Mindanao.
		Enoura Maru was sunk in Takao Harbor on January 9, 1945, by U.S. Navy aircraft from the USS Hornet.
		The submarine was either the USS Snook (USS 279 lost on 4th Aug 45) or the Shark II (USS 314.
	freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/1128135/posts (5791 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During the War of 1812, Calbraith served in combat on board the frigate President and rose to the rank of lieutenant.
		In 1821 he received his first independent command, the USS Shark, which he took on another voyage to Africa.
		He also championed the transition from sail to steam power and was regarded within the service as "the Father of the Steam Navy." He supervised the construction of and commanded the USS Fulton, the navy's first prototype seagoing steam warship.
	www.libarts.ucok.edu /history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/suppl/chpXIV/Mattthew%20Calbraith%20Perry.htm (1359 words)

	OSS Greek American Operational Group, Straight-Text, Part 3
		When we docked at Port Suez the net was raised, the shark still attached to the net was placed on deck, where we got a good look at this marvelous fish.
		The shark was at least 15 to 20 feet long.
		Their families in Greece had been under the yoke of the Ottoman Empire for 400 years and during the revolution of 1821 the Greeks revolted and became free of Turkish Rule.
	www.pahh.com /oss/straight03.html (5827 words)

	MBL14718104101524
		Entry n° : 1407 Sharks & rays: A handbook of the sharks and rays of Hawaii and the Central Pacific ocean
		Entry n° : 3242 Sharks of the east coast of southern Africa: n° 1 The genus Carcharhinus (Carcharhinidae)
		Entry n° : 3244 Sharks of the east coast of southern Africa: n° 3 The families Carcharhinidae (excluding Mustelus and Carcharhinus) and Sphyrnidae
	www.elasmo.lu /b/BinA/MBL14718104101524.htm (6133 words)

	Navy NewsStand - Eye on the Fleet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are currently on a scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
		Truman’s Carrier Strike Group Ten (CSG-10) and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are currently on a scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
		The Kennedy Strike Group and aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) are executing missions in support of ground troops in Fallujah Iraqi, under in Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn).
	www.navy.mil /view_photos.asp?page=1821&sort_type=1&sort_row=1 (835 words)

	Text Only Version of Santa Clara County, California -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		Today one can still find evidence of this in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where shark's teeth and the remains of maritime life are still found as high as Scott's Valley, a city nestled in the mountains.
		Hangar #1, built in 1932 and designed to house the USS Macon, remains one of the two largest structures in the United States without internal support.
		During the brief period that the U.S.S. Macon was based at Moffett from October 1933 until it was lost at sea in February 1935, Number One not only accommodated the giant airship but several smaller non-rigid LTA craft simultaneously.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/santaclara/text.htm (14136 words)

	[No title]
		Two major topics are a 1924 flood in Kinston, N.C., and a cruise by the USS NEVADA to Panama in 1920.
		Scenes depicted are the towns of Pedro Miguel and Gatun, the Gatun Locks, the bridge across the Chagras River, a wireless station at Darian, the USS WEST CRESCENT, and the administration building at Ancon.
		There are shots of a Seminole Sun Dance, a shark on display on a pier, women in bathing suits and caps, beach scenes, a regatta, and unidentified festivities.
	www.lib.ecu.edu /SpclColl/ead/vault/frmvault/0039.body.html (5572 words)

	JOSEPHUS NEWTON DAVIS & FAMILY
		He married VIRGINIA WHITTIER May 12, 1840 in Virginia.
		She was born January 24, 1821 in Wythe County Virginia, and died August 16, 1890 in Wayne County Kentucky.
		After going into the sea alive off the USS Indianapolis, he perished along with hundreds of others due to exposure and shark attack.
	www.genforum.familytreemaker.com /ky/messages/14311.html (7525 words)

	NARA \| ALIC \| Navy Records, 1789 to 1925
		1843-1844 Letter Book of Captain Joel Abbott U.S.N. Commanding U.S.S. Decatur
		1826-1830 Captain Finch's Cruise in the U.S.S. Vincennes
		Cruises of U.S.S. Cyane 1826 U.S.S. Franklin 1821-24, U.S.S. Ontario 1818, U.S.S. Peacock 1826-27, U.S.S. United States 1825
	www.archives.gov /research_room/alic/reference_desk/military_resources/navy_records_1789_to_1925.html (871 words)

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