Photo #: NH 56778
USS Constitution's escape from a British squadron, July
1812
Pen and ink drawing 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.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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