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NH 71817 Action between U.S. Frigate Constitution and HMS Java, off the coast of Brazil, 29 December 1812

Photo #: NH 71817 Action between U.S. Frigate Constitution and HMS Java, off the coast of Brazil, 29 December 1812
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Title: Action between U.S. Frigate Constitution and HMS Java, off the coast of Brazil, 29 December 1812
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Description: Plan of the battle, published in the Naval Chronicle, Volume 29, London, England, 1813. It shows the ships' maneuvers between the opening of fire at 2:10 PM and 5:50 PM, when Constitution took a raking position off the dismasted Java's bow, prompting the British frigate's surrender. Courtesy of the Navy Department Library, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 71817
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