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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 52488

USS Constitution escaping from a British squadron, July 1812


Early 20th Century photograph of a painting by F. Muller, depicting Constitution being towed by her boats in a calm off New York, 18 July 1812, while being chased by the British warships Africa (64 guns), Shannon (38), Guerriere (38), Belvidera (36), and Aeolus (32). Constitution was commanded by Captain Isaac Hull. The British commander was Philip Vere Broke.

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18 February 2003