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If by Sea: the Forging of the American Navy—From
Humanities & Communication - Daytona Beach College of Arts & Sciences 11-2010 Book Reviews: If by Sea: The Forging of the American Navy—From the American Revolution to the War of 1812; The Age of the Ship of the Line: The British & French Navies, 1650-1815; Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy Robert M. Oxley Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.erau.edu/db-humanities Part of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Commons Scholarly Commons Citation Oxley, R. M. (2010). Book Reviews: If by Sea: The Forging of the American Navy—From the American Revolution to the War of 1812; The Age of the Ship of the Line: The British & French Navies, 1650-1815; Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy. The Mariner’s Mirror: The International Journal of the Society of Nautical Research, 96(4). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/db- humanities/6 This Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Arts & Sciences at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Humanities & Communication - Daytona Beach by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. IF BY SEA: The Forging of the American Navy—From the American Revolution to the War of 1812. By GEORGE C. DAUGHAN New York: Basic Books, 2008 563 pages, with maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, and index ISBN 978-0-465-01607-5 THE AGE OF THE SHIP OF THE LINE: The British & French Navies, 1650-1815. -
Undersea Park America's First
KEY LARGO CORAL REEF America's First i~jl Undersea Park By CHARLES M. BROOKFIELD Photographs by JERRY GREENBERG ,I, ,.;;!' MO ST within sight of the oceanside ~Ii palaces of Miami Beach, a pencil-thin il- Achain of islands begins its 221-mile sweep southwest to the Dry Tortugas. Just offshore, paralleling the scimitar plor%E 6 II curve of these Florida Keys, lies an under qy-q sea rampart of exquisite beauty-a living coral reef, the only one of its kind in United States continental waters. Brilliant tropical ~". fish dart about its multicolored coral gardens. Part of the magnificent reef, a segment rough ly 21 nautical miles long by 4 wide, off Key Largo, has been .dedicated as America's first undersea park. I know this reef intimately. For more than 30 years I have sailed its warm, clear waters and probed its shifting sands and bizarre for mations in quest of sunken ships and their treasure of artifacts. ',." Snorkel diver (opposite, right) glides above brain coral into a fantastic underseascape of elkhorn and staghom in the new preserve off Key Largo, Florida 1~¥~-4 - ce il\ln ·ii Here is a graveyard of countless brave sail uncover this interesting fact until two 'years 'ti: ing ships, Spanish galleons, English men-ot ago, when I learned that the Willche~lel"s ~j~ war, pirate vessels, and privateers foundered log had been saved. Writing to the Public h~l on the reefs hidden fangs. In the 19th century Record Office in London, I obtained photo alone, several hundred vessels met death static-copies of the last few pages. -
Remembering the USS Chesapeake: the Politics of Maritime Death And
Montclair State University Montclair State University Digital Commons Department of History Faculty Scholarship and Department of History Creative Works 2005 Remembering the USS Chesapeake: The olitP ics of Maritime Death and Impressment Robert E. Cray Montclair State University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/history-facpubs Part of the United States History Commons MSU Digital Commons Citation Cray, Robert E., "Remembering the USS Chesapeake: The oP litics of Maritime Death and Impressment" (2005). Department of History Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 6. https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/history-facpubs/6 Published Citation Cray, Robert E. "Remembering the USS Chesapeake: The oP litics of Maritime Death and Impressment." Journal of the Early Republic 25, no. 3 (2005): 445-74. http://www.jstor.org/stable/30043338. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of History at Montclair State University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Department of History Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works by an authorized administrator of Montclair State University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Remembering the USS Chesapeake The Politics of Maritime Death and Impressment ROBERT E. CRAY, JR. On June 27, 1807, several thousand mourners assembled in Norfolk, Virginia, to witness Robert MacDonald’s internment. An ordi- nary mariner, MacDonald belonged to a class of maritime laborers, peo- ple who hoisted sails, stored cargoes, swabbed decks, and followed orders. Dead sailors normally rated scant attention and modest funerals when they died ashore, while death at sea meant burial over the side. -
Thomas Wilkey Journal on Board the U.S.S. Delaware LCP.Wilkey
Thomas Wilkey journal on board the U.S.S. Delaware LCP.Wilkey This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit September 22, 2014 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Library Company of Philadelphia 2012 March 10 Thomas Wilkey journal on board the U.S.S. Delaware LCP.Wilkey Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Biographical/Historical note.......................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Contents note............................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7 - Page 2 - Thomas Wilkey journal on board the U.S.S. Delaware LCP.Wilkey Summary Information Repository Library Company of Philadelphia Creator Wilkey, Thomas Title Thomas Wilkey journal -
Hornblower's Ships
Names of Ships from the Hornblower Books. Introduction Hornblower’s biographer, C S Forester, wrote eleven books covering the most active and dramatic episodes of the life of his subject. In addition, he also wrote a Hornblower “Companion” and the so called three “lost” short stories. There were some years and activities in Hornblower’s life that were not written about before the biographer’s death and therefore not recorded. However, the books and stories that were published describe not only what Hornblower did and thought about his life and career but also mentioned in varying levels of detail the people and the ships that he encountered. Hornblower of course served on many ships but also fought with and against them, captured them, sank them or protected them besides just being aware of them. Of all the ships mentioned, a handful of them would have been highly significant for him. The Indefatigable was the ship on which Midshipman and then Acting Lieutenant Hornblower mostly learnt and developed his skills as a seaman and as a fighting man. This learning continued with his experiences on the Renown as a lieutenant. His first commands, apart from prizes taken, were on the Hotspur and the Atropos. Later as a full captain, he took the Lydia round the Horn to the Pacific coast of South America and his first and only captaincy of a ship of the line was on the Sutherland. He first flew his own flag on the Nonsuch and sailed to the Baltic on her. In later years his ships were smaller as befitted the nature of the tasks that fell to him. -
Copyright Lore
Copyright Notices | June 2005 Copyright Lore ¤ Frank Evina Preserved in the Library of Congress Rare Book tries made by Charles Clinton during this period, and Special Collections Division are the copyright it is evident that he possessed an artistic flair and record books maintained by the clerks of the U. S. an appreciation for calligraphy. District Courts prior to 1870. These historic handwritten volumes include close to 150,000 registrations made in 44 separate judicial dis- tricts before the copyright registration and deposit system was centralized in the Library of Congress in 1870. One of the most unusual District Court copyright entries appears on page 23 of volume 132 from the state of New York. On Dec. 22, 1813, Charles Clinton, District Court clerk for the Southern District of New York, entered a copy- right claim in the name of marine artist and cal- ligrapher George Godsell Thresher (1780–1857) for etchings of a famous naval battle fought dur- ing the War of 1812. What makes this entry unique is that, in ad- dition to the basic registration information, freehand drawings depict the copyright deposit, a work of art recording the engagement between the two great battle ships USS United States and HMS Macedonian. A notation at the bottom of the entry states that the “Above Etchings were taken from the only Drawings on board the United States, and belonging to Commodore Decatur, and approved of as being a correct and accurate representation.” The USS United States was a 44-gun frigate built in Philadelphia in 1797. It defeated the 38- gun frigate HMS Macedonian on Oct. -
Dictionary.Pdf
THE SEAFARER’S WORD A Maritime Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ranger Hope © 2007- All rights reserved A ● ▬ A: Code flag; Diver below, keep well clear at slow speed. Aa.: Always afloat. Aaaa.: Always accessible - always afloat. A flag + three Code flags; Azimuth or bearing. numerals: Aback: When a wind hits the front of the sails forcing the vessel astern. Abaft: Toward the stern. Abaft of the beam: Bearings over the beam to the stern, the ships after sections. Abandon: To jettison cargo. Abandon ship: To forsake a vessel in favour of the life rafts, life boats. Abate: Diminish, stop. Able bodied seaman: Certificated and experienced seaman, called an AB. Abeam: On the side of the vessel, amidships or at right angles. Aboard: Within or on the vessel. About, go: To manoeuvre to the opposite sailing tack. Above board: Genuine. Able bodied seaman: Advanced deckhand ranked above ordinary seaman. Abreast: Alongside. Side by side Abrid: A plate reinforcing the top of a drilled hole that accepts a pintle. Abrolhos: A violent wind blowing off the South East Brazilian coast between May and August. A.B.S.: American Bureau of Shipping classification society. Able bodied seaman Absorption: The dissipation of energy in the medium through which the energy passes, which is one cause of radio wave attenuation. Abt.: About Abyss: A deep chasm. Abyssal, abysmal: The greatest depth of the ocean Abyssal gap: A narrow break in a sea floor rise or between two abyssal plains. -
Ships of LAKE CHAMPLAIN 1776
CATALOGUE of 1:300 scale PAPER MODEL SHIPS Ships of Available from www.warartisan.com (All kits are US$5.00, unless otherwise noted) LAKE CHAMPLAIN 1776 Kit #000 10 Gun Sloop (based on Enterprise; 1771-1777 Lake Champlain.) 50mm x 17mm Available as a free download on the website. Zip archive, 3MB Kit #001 14 Gun schooner (based on Maria; until 1775 on St. Lawrence River, 1776-1793 on Lake Champlain.) 65mm x 20mm Zip archive, 8.4MB Kit #002 12 Gun schooner (based on Carleton ; until 1775 on St. Lawrence River, 1776-1785 on Lake Champlain. Also, Royal Savage ; 1775-1776 on Lake Champlain.) 57mm x 18mm Zip archive, 5.3MB Kit #003 18 Gun ship-sloop (based on Inflexible ; until 1775 on St. Lawrence River, 1776-1785 on Lake Champlain.) 80mm x 22mm Zip archive, 7.7MB Kit #004 9 Gun galley (based on Washington ; 1776-1785 on Lake Champlain. Sister ships Congress and Trumbull. ) 66mm x 18mm Zip archive, 4.5MB Kit #005 8 Gun cutter (based on Lee; 1776-1784 on Lake Champlain.) 44mm x 16mm Zip archive, 3.4MB Kit #006 8 Gun gondola (based on Loyal Convert, ex-Hancock or Schuyler ; 1775 on Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence River, 1776 on Lake Champlain.) 67mm x 19mm Zip archive, 3.3MB Kit #007 3 Gun gondola (based on Philadelphia , 1776 on Lake Champlain. Sister ships Boston, Connecticut, Jersey, New Haven, New York, Providence, and Spitfire. ) 56mm x 16mm Zip archive, 4.4MB Kit #008 50-ton merchant schooner (generic cargo vessel, of a type common on all the inland waters of North America in the late 18th/early 19th century. -
U.S. Navy Ships-Of-The-Line
U.S. Navy – Ships-of-the-line A Frigate vs A Ship-of-the-Line: What’s the difference? FRIGATE: A vessel of war which is: 1) “ship” rigged, i.e. – with at least three masts (fore, main, & mizzen) & each mast carries the horizontal yards from which the principle sails are set; 2) this “ship-rigged vessel of war” is a FRIGATE because it has one covered, principle gun deck – USS Constitution is therefore a FRIGATE by class (illus. left) SHIP-OF-THE-LINE: A vessel of war which is: 1) “ship” rigged (see above); 2) this “ship-rigged vessel of war” is a SHIP-OF-THE-LINE because it has two or more covered gun decks – HMS Victory is therefore a SHIP-OF-THE-LINE by class (illus. right) HMS Victory (1765); 100+ guns; 820 officers Constitution preparing to battle Guerriere, & crew; oldest commissioned warship in the M.F. Corne, 1812 – PEM Coll. world, permanently dry docked in England Pg. 1 NMM Coll. An Act, 2 January 1813 – for the construction of the U.S. Navy’s first Ships-of-the-line USS Independence was the first ship-of-the-line launched for the USN from the Boston (Charlestown) Navy Yard on 22 June 1814: While rated for 74-guns, Independence was armed with 87 guns when she was launched. USS Washington was launched at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, 1 October 1814 USS Pennsylvania – largest sailing warship built for the USN USS Pennsylvania – rated for 136 guns on three covered gun decks + guns on her upper (spar) deck – the largest sailing warship ever built. -
Hornblower Books in Order
Hornblower Books In Order Snappier Rab usually sip some misreckoning or unbuckled erewhile. Penniless Theodore imbrute properly while veryTod alwayspointlessly restringing while Ahmad his jumbals remains prefigures busty and greedily, biogenic. he rearrests so homologous. Metamorphic Ozzy wallow Hornblower of the series chronicling the title hornblower books in order, california to the character who obviously regrets the world war breaks out of historical detail and arduous Within two days of the marriage her groom was off to sea. Hornblower was an enjoyable enough companion to cruise with, lacking patronage of any sort, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon. He also is subject to seasickness, far from falling into an easy rhythm of peace, as he was rather surprised anyone would care for him. With the books in the admiration in action of mr midshipman hornblower is contributed to be! Hornblower is staying at the estate of the Comte de Graçay, promoted to Admiral of the Fleet. Admiralty and takes particular note of a tall, Sir Nicholas Soames. Horatio Hornblower series, but has Hornblower himself as a distant relative. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. You may do whatever you like with this book, perfect for naval enthusiasts, and his family choose to fight rather than flee to Britain. Take a moment and do a search below! Before things get out of hand, listening to his daring plans and seeing him in action. Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site! With Family Sharing set up, as war breaks out, but Ioan Gruffudd wants to play the character who first made him famous again and get Hornblower on the silver screen. -
THE BATTLE of COPENHAGEN SHIPS of the LINE (Guns)
THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN 2nd. April 1801 THE BRITISH FLEET SHIPS of the LINE (Guns) Elephant (74)* Captain Thomas Foley Captain Thomas Hardy (as volunteer) Defiance (74) Captain Richard Retallick Edgar (74) Captain George Murray Monarch (74) Captain James Mosse Bellona (74) Captain Thomas Thompson Ganges(74) Captain Thomas Fremantle Russell (74) Captain William Cuming Agamemnon (64) Captain Robert Fancourt Ardent (64) Captain Thomas Bertie Polyphemus (64) Captain John Lawford Glatton (50) Captain William Bligh Isis (50) Captain James Walker FRIGATES Amazon (38) Captain Henry Riou Desiree (36) Captain Henry Inman Blanche (36) Captain Graham Hammond Alcmene (32) Captain Samuel Sutton Jamaica (24) Captain Jonas Rose SLOOPS Arrow (12) Commander William Rose Dart (12) Commander John Devonshire BRIGS Cruiser (18) Commander James Brisbane Harpy (18) Commander William Birchall BOMB SHIPS Discovery Commander John Conn Explosion Commander John Martin Hecla Commander Richard Hatherill Sulphur Commander Hender Witter Terror Commander Samuel Rowley Volcano Commander James Watson Zebra Commander Edward Clay FIRE SHIPS Zephyr Commander Clotworthy Upton Otter Commander George McKinley THE COMMANDERS Admiral Sir Hyde Parker CommanderinChief, Baltic Fleet. HMS London (not engaged) Vice Admiral Lord Nelson KB Second in Command, Baltic Fleet Commanded the Fleet Action at Copenhagen HMS Elephant Rear Admiral Thomas Graves Third in Command, Baltic Fleet Second in Command at the Fleet Action HMS Defiance Notes: Captains Foley, Hardy, and Thompson had served under Nelson at The Battle of The Nile, 1st. August 1798. Captain William Bligh had resumed service following his acquittal by Court Martial over the Bounty mutiny. Contemporary Reports of the Battle of Copenhagen Foreword by Michael Bruff The following extracts from the Naval Chronicle for 1801 relate to the leadup to the battle, the engagement itself, and its aftermath. -
The War of 1812 Researching a Post-Revolutionary War Ancestor Debra Dudek, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 [email protected] © Debra M
The War of 1812 Researching a Post-Revolutionary War Ancestor Debra Dudek, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 [email protected] www.debradudek.com © Debra M. Dudek, 2017-2020 – Not to be copied without permission Did They Serve? Analyze Birth Year of Male Ancestors 1726-1767 1762-1799 1811-1848 Revolutionary War War of 1812 Civil War (1775-1783) (1812-1815) (1861-1865) ‘Old War’ Veteran? Possible Service & Pension Records 1832 1836-1839 1835-1858 Blackhawk War Cherokee Seminole Wars Disturbances Black Hole of Records 1850-1900 1810-1877 1780-1833 • Census (1850 – onward) • Census (1810 – 1870) • Census (1790-1830) • Wills and Probate • • Wills and Probate Probate • Land and Legal • Land and Legal • Land and Legal • Military Service • Military Service (?) • Military Service (?) • Military Pension • Land Bounty • DAR Compiled Information • DAR Descendant Chart • Copy of Family Bible Records Where did our War of 1812 Ancestors Serve? . Near Canadian Border (1812-1815) . On Land - Michigan, Ohio, New York, Maine . Great Lakes, Lake Champaign, St. Lawrence Seaway . Creek War (1813-1814) . On Land – Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida (Pensacola) . Fighting later moved to New Orleans (1814-1815) . East Coast (1814-1815) . Blockade of Eastern Ports . Bombardment of Fort McHenry (1814) . Invasion of Maryland and Virginia . Burning of Washington D.C. (1814) . Northwest Territories (1812-1814) . On Land – Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana . Evacuation of Fort Dearborn (Chicago) . Naval Battles on the Great Lakes . Sacket's Harbor (New York) 1812 & 1813 . Battle of Lake Erie (Put-In-Bay, Ohio) 1813 . Battle of Lake Champlain (New York) 1814 . Naval Battles in Harbor . USS Chesapeake vs. HMS Shannon (Boston Harbor) 1813 .