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HMS Shannon taking USS Chesapeake, 1 June 1813
'HMS Shannon taking USS Chesapeake, 1 June 1813'.
The American frigate Chesapeake was captured by the British ship Shannon off the Boston coast, in a battle which lasted only 15 minutes but claimed over 120 lives.
The American frigate Chesapeake was captured by the British ship Shannon off the Boston coast, in a battle which lasted only 15 minutes but claimed over 120 lives.
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Object Details
| ID: | BHC0601 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Buttersworth, Thomas |
| Events: | War of 1812, 1812-1815 |
| Vessels: | Shannon (1806); Chesapeake (1799) |
| Date made: | After 1813 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Macpherson Collection |
| Measurements: | Frame: 640 mm x 803 mm x 70 mm;Painting: 470 mm x 610 mm |