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Photo # NH 65811-KN:  Boarding of USS Chesapeake by HMS Shannon.  Colored lithograph by M. Dubourg, published in 1813.

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EVENTS -- WAR OF 1812 -- THE WAR AT SEA --

HMS Shannon captures USS Chesapeake,
1 June 1813 --
Views on board Chesapeake during the action


This page features additional views related to the action between HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake.

For other images concerning this battle, see:

  • HMS Shannon captures USS Chesapeake, 1 June 1813.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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    Photo #: NH 48250

    Action between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, 1 June 1813


    19th Century engraving entitled "Death of Lawrence", depicting Captain James Lawrence, Commanding Officer of USS Chesapeake, after he had received a mortal wound early in the battle.

    Courtesy of Colonel J.R. Taylor, October 1938.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 191KB; 740 x 495 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 48251

    Action between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, 1 June 1813


    Engraving by Henry Bryan Hall after a painting by Alonzo Chappel, published circa 1858 by Martin, Johnson & Company. Entitled "Death of Captain Lawrence", it depicts Captain James Lawrence, Commanding Officer of USS Chesapeake, being carried below after he had been mortally wounded early in the battle. His final command to Chesapeake's officers and crew was "Don't Give Up the Ship".

    Courtesy of Colonel J.R. Taylor, October 1938.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 169KB; 660 x 675 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 48252

    Action between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, 1 June 1813


    19th Century engraving depicting the wounded Captain James Lawrence on the deck of Chesapeake, as she was boarded and captured by the Shannon's crew.

    Courtesy of Mrs. John Nicholas Brown.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 156KB; 740 x 515 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 65811-KN (color)

    Engagement between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, 1 June 1813

    Colored lithograph by M. Dubourg after a drawing by Heath, published in England circa 1813.
    It depicts the officers and crew of Shannon, commanded by Captain Broke, boarding and capturing the Chesapeake.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 185KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 56770

    Action between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, 1 June 1813


    Engraving from the "Memoirs of Admiral Broke", entitled "Trecherous Attack on Captain Broke", depicting the wounding of Shannon's Commanding Officer, Captain Philip Bowes Vere Broke, during the boarding and capture of USS Chesapeake.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 199KB; 740 x 605 pixels

     

    For other images concerning this battle, see:

  • HMS Shannon captures USS Chesapeake, 1 June 1813.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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