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1890 Turkish frigate "Ertogrul" burns off of Japan, kills 540
1878 British frigate Eurydice sunk; 300 lost 1861 1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla 1853 Commodore Matthew Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay 1852 British frigate Birkenhead sinks off South Africa-458 die 1816 Survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days 1816 French frigate "Medusa" runs aground off Cap Blanc. Gross incompetence kills 150 in calm seas 1816 French frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Gericault's "Raft of the Medusa" 1815 Stephen Decatur conquerors Algerian frigate Mashouda 1813 1st U.S. flag flown in battle on the Pacific, frigate Essex 1812 U.S. frigate United States captures British vessel Macedonian 1810 British frigate Minotaur sinks killing 480 1804 Lt. Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor and burns Navy frigate "Philadelphia" after pirates seized it 1799 British frigate HMS Lutine sinks off Dutch coast 1799 USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I 1797 U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, Old Ironsides, launched in Boston 1797 U.S. frigate Constitution (Old Ironsides) launched in Boston 1797 1st U.S. frigate, the "United States," is launched in Philadelphia 1795 U.S. pays $800,000 and a frigate as tribute to Algiers and Tunis 1745 Warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlies frigate Doutelle 1745 Warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlies frigate Doutelle |
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