Photo #: NH 63177-KN (color) Action between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, 1 June 1813 Colored lithograph by L. Haghe, after a painting by J.C. Schetky based on a design by Captain R.H. King, RN. Published by Smith, Elder & Company, London, in 1830. This print (Plate No. 1 of four) depicts the commencement of the action, with the two frigates exchanging gunfire at close range. See Photo # NH 63181 for a detailed description of the action and the activity seen in each of the four prints. The series is dedicated to Captain Philip Bowes Vere Broke, R.N., Shannon's Commanding Officer. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland. Beverly R. Robinson Collection. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 174KB; 740 x 645 pixels |
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9 May 2003