The Dutch expedition to the west coast of Sumatra was a punitive expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army in 1831. The United States Navy, responding to the same incident, sent a punitive
Lieutenant Bisschoff in action on Sumatra
Friendship of Salem
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Friendship of Salem is a 171-foot replica of the Friendship, a 1797 East Indiaman. It was built in 2000 in the Scarano Brothers Shipyard in Albany, New York. The ship usually operates as a stationary
Dutch expedition on the west coast of Sumatra
…obligated the Dutch to ensure the safety of shipping and overland trade in and around Aceh. In 1831 some Acehnese pirates plundered the American ship Friendship in Kuala Batee. The passing Dutch schooner Dolfijn made a failed attempt to rescue the ship, but fear of open war with Aceh and a diplomatic crisis…
Friendship of Salem, docked at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Model of the original Friendship at the Peabody Essex Museum
Friendship of Salem at sea.
Custom House at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site