DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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Photo #: NH 42799
U.S. Frigate Philadelphia (1800-1803)
Fragment of the decorative woodwork from the ship's stern, recovered from Tripoli harbor and presented to the Naval Lyceum, Brooklyn, New York, on 10 February 1835 by Midshipman J.A. Underwood.
The artifact was subsequently transferred to the U.S. Naval Academy Museum.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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