DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 2000
Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere,
19 August 1812
Mid-19th Century line engraving by James D. Smillie after a painting
by Alonzo Chappel, depicting USS Constitution standing
near the dismasted British frigate Guerriere.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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