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NH 55419 CONSTITUTION - GUERRIERE

CONSTITUTION - GUERRIERE
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Title: CONSTITUTION - GUERRIERE
Caption: The GUERRIERE a complete wreck.
Description: Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812: She Fell in the Sea a Perfect Wreck Oil on canvas, 32 x 48, by Michel Felice Corne (1752-1845), depicting the dismasted Guerriere firing a gun to the unengaged side to signify her surrender. Painting in the collections of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, transferred from the Navy Department in 1869. Official U.S. Navy Photograph (K-26255)
 
Catalog #: NH 55419
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: 1812-08-19
After this Year: 1810
Before this Year: 1819
Original Medium: BW Photo
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