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USN 902970 The American Privateer MONTGOMERY and HMS SURINAM, 6 December 1812

The American Privateer MONTGOMERY and HMS SURINAM, 6 December 1812
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Title: The American Privateer MONTGOMERY and HMS SURINAM, 6 December 1812
Caption: On 6 December 1812, the American privateer brig MONTGOMERY, 10 6-pounders and 2 short 18-pounders, Captain Upton of Boston, cruising off the South American coast got alongside by mistake the British war brig HMS SURINAM, 18 32-pounder carronades and 2 long 9-pounders. She remained there for half an hour when the SURINAM was glad to let her go. The SURINAM threw 297 pounds of metal at a broadside, the MONTGOMERY threw 48 pounds, allowing that the American shot were of full weight.
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Catalog #: USN 902970
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Original Creator: Artist, Warren (attributed)
After this Year: 1812
Before this Year: 1815
Original Medium: Watercolor Painting, BW Photo
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