Photo #: NH 42067 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Engraving by B. Tanner, published by him at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 10 November 1812. It depicts the explosion of the captured and crippled British frigate Guerriere after Constitution had rescued her crew and set her afire. The text below the image is reproduced in Photo # NH 42067 (extended caption). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 188KB; 740 x 640 pixels |
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18 February 2003