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boats actually engaged in the bombardment. The bombardment was considerably less damaging to the defensive works protecting
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541:, the first U.S. Navy ship of that name, on 4 June 1803. Although work on her construction proceeded quickly at first, Decatur reported on 11 July 1803 soon after arriving to take command that her construction had fallen behind schedule, although her builders assured him that she would be
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over the battlements, O'Bannon ordered the already loaded captured guns to be turned on the town. By 16:00 that afternoon, the entire town had fallen to Eaton's army, and the enemy fled to the hinterland. The capture of Derna has been immortalized in the words of the
553:, but by the beginning of August 1803 heavy and persistent rains had delayed her launching by two weeks. Her launch day finally came on 20 August 1803, but the attempt to launch her failed when she did not move down the ways. After the ways
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was reported to sail swiftly and easily, although prone to heavy pitching when lying to (i.e., when her sails were arranged so as to counteract each other). On more than one occasion, observers described her as a remarkably handsome ship.
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s long 12-pounders (5 kg) came into play. However, things remained relatively quiet, for negotiations with the pasha in power were already underway. On 11 June 1805, orders arrived for Eaton
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s guns wreaked havoc among the enemy forces during their headlong retreat. Between that time and early June 1805, the
Tripolitans made a few more half-hearted approaches during which
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Tripoli in which its guns inflicted severe damage. A week later, on the night of 4 September 1804,
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remained offshore to provide gunfire support in the defense of the town throughout the occupation of Derna. When the
Tripolitans finally assaulted the town on 13 May 1805,
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during a three-day stern chase. Through clever handling, she even managed to take one of the prizes as she was fleeing from the overwhelmingly superior
British force.
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Commander John Fordyce Maple, an officer who had joined the Royal Navy when twelve years old in 1782, two years before William Henry Allen was born.
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s carronades had been dismounted. British gunnery was "at least of the standard which had brought victory in a hundred victories against the French."
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Tripolitan army, which had been sent to reinforce the town, arrived and began preparations to retake Derna.
1377:. Allen died there of his wounds a week after the battle. He was buried with full military honors. The rest of the crew, including sailing master
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continued her cruises off the U.S. Atlantic coast. During one cruise between 8 October 1812 and 3 January 1813, she captured six valuable
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by a single shot. Fortunately for her, the shot did not pass all the way through her hull, and she remained on station off
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anchored about half a mile (800 meters) to the eastward of the fortifications. The Tripolitans opened fire almost immediately upon
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414:, the second U.S. Navy ship of that name, on 23 February 1803, and on 29 April 1803 the U.S. Navy contracted with the shipyard of
957:. In 1807, she was fitted out at the Washington Navy Yard, returned to full commission, and began a series of cruises along the
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on 25 October 1812; following his promotion he had said that he could "take any British 22-gun sloop-of-war in ten minutes."
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and Syracuse. In the spring of 1805, she participated in one of the more celebrated episodes of American naval history, the
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position). Allen sailed westward on the port tack (i.e., with the wind to port) and opposed his port side battery to
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reportedly operating in that area. In March 1804, she received orders to join the rest of the squadron off Tripoli.
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to provide provisions. Now, she made preparations to provide bombardment assistance for the landward assault.
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1646:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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1774:G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York. p. 541.
1700:University Press of Florida. p. 299.
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1410:List of ships captured in the 19th century
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