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No.1. HMS Shannon, commencing the Battle with the American Frigate Chesapeake, on the 1st June 1813
Coloured lithograph depicting the British vessel Shannon (left) capturing the American vessel Chesapeake (right) on the 1st of June, 1813. The battle lasted only 15 minutes and over 120 men were killed.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH8123 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Day, W.; Haghe, Louis King, Richard Schetky, John Christian Smith, Elder & Co |
| Events: | War of 1812: Capture of the USS Chesapeake, 1813 |
| Vessels: | Chesapeake (1799); Shannon (1806) |
| Date made: | 1806; 1807 1 Jun 1813 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 430 x 540 mm; Mount: 605 mm x 838 mm |
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