USS Chesapeake
![A portside view of the Chesapeake under full sails with a calm sea at sunset A portside view of the Chesapeake under full sails with a calm sea at sunset](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/the-war-of-1812/uss-chesapeake--hms-leopard-affair/uss-chesapeake/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1597767697597.jpg)
As one of the first six frigates constructed specifically for the US Navy, the ship was launched in 1799. During a battle with HMS Shannon during the War of 1812, Captain Lawrence uttered the immortal words “Don’t Give Up the Ship.”
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- Art
Wars & Conflicts
- War of 1812 1812-1815
Navy Communities
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- NHHC
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