DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 56734
Stranding and capture of USS Philadelphia, 31 October
1803
Sketch by William Bainbridge Hoff.
It depicts Philadelphia under attack by gunboats off Tripoli,
after she ran aground on uncharted rocks while chasing a small
enemy vessel.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 117KB; 740 x 465 pixels
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