NH 44647-KN "Decatur Boarding the Tripolitan Gunboat"
![Decatur Boarding the Tripolitan Gunboat, during the bombardment of Tripoli, 3 August 1804 Oil by Dennis Malone Carter, 43 x 59, depicting Lieutenant Stephen Decatur (lower right center) in mortal combat with the Tripolitan Captain. Note that this work was painted in 1841, and that the flag at center is a fanciful misinterpretation of a flag in use by the Barbary Pirates. Decatur Boarding the Tripolitan Gunboat, during the bombardment of Tripoli, 3 August 1804 Oil by Dennis Malone Carter, 43 x 59, depicting Lieutenant Stephen Decatur (lower right center) in mortal combat with the Tripolitan Captain. Note that this work was painted in 1841, and that the flag at center is a fanciful misinterpretation of a flag in use by the Barbary Pirates.](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/us-people/d/decatur-stephen-actions-activities/nh-44647-kn/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1614110028548.jpg)
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