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LAUNCH OF THE SLOOP-OF-WAR BROOKLYN.; Description of the Steamer--Scenes in the Yard and on Board--The Collation sad Speeches.

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History of a three years' cruise to China and Japan in the U.S. Sloop of War Jamestown also, a reunion of the crew, held October 12th, 1882 by James B. Nicholson

SCNHRB copy 39088015653124 is imperfect: pages 7-8 are wanting. The title page is scuffed in the upper left corner, not affecting the text SCNHRB copy formerly belonged to the author, and has his ...
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Reminiscences of Seattle, Washington territory, and the U.S. Sloop-of-war "Decatur" during the Indian war of 1855-1856 / by T.S. Phelps ... ; ed. by Alice Harriman

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From the historian: Three lieutenants and the Monterey redoubt

It was the end of January 1847. The USS Lexington, a sloop of war, lay at anchor in Monterey Bay. The small transport had survived a six-month passage around Cape Horn from the East Coast. Its mission ...
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'Kidnapped at Sea' Dispels the Old 'Sea Story' of a Black Sailor in the Confederate Navy

On June 19, 1864, the Union sloop-of-war USS Kearsarge laid in wait outside the French port of Cherbourg for the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama. The Confederate warship had wreaked havoc on ...
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The Bombardment and Capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post; The Sinking of the 'Cumberland' by the Iron Clad 'Merrimac'; The U.S. Sloop of War ' Kearsarge' 7 Guns Sinking the ...

The Bombardment and Capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post; The Sinking of the 'Cumberland' by the Iron Clad 'Merrimac'; The U.S. Sloop of War ' Kearsarge' 7 Guns Sinking the Pirate "Alabama" 8 Guns ...