DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 55423
Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere,
19 August 1812
Line engraving after an artwork by Marshall Johnson, published
circa the mid-19th Century. It depicts the British frigate Guerriere's
mizzen mast going over the side during her battle with USS Constitution.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 113KB; 740 x 490 pixels
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