1 June 1813, #onthisday off Boston during the War of 1812, the British frigate HMS “Shannon”, Cpt. Philip Broke, captured USS “Chesapeake”, Cpt. James Lawrence, in a brief, bloody action

John Currin (JC) posted 1 June 1813, #onthisday off Boston during the War of 1812, the British frigate HMS “Shannon”, Cpt. Philip Broke, captured USS “Chesapeake”, Cpt. James Lawrence, in a brief, bloody action https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uvpHT4mzreM/V08M1l0NqiI/AAAAAAAA23c/HaRVcj6LCEoJQHDrdj3vEvGx_buVCVjUg/Kamp_mellem_den_engelske_fregat_Shannon_og_den_amerikanske_fregat_Chesapeak.jpg?imgmax=1024
Originally shared by +Dirk Puehl
They called her the “runt of the litter” of the 6 original US Navy frigates and she had a reputation of being an unlucky ship. Not a completely far-fetched notion. USS “Chesapeake” already made headlines in 1807 as the US Navy vessel… on https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115825952045606932363/communities/103957417019711849907