USRC Surveyor
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USRC Surveyor was a 6-gun cutter of the United States Revenue-Marine captured by British forces during the War of 1812. Despite the vessel's loss, the "gallant and desperate" defense of her crew again
Painting of the capture of Surveyor
Capture of USS Chesapeake
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The capture of USS Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of Boston Harbor, was fought on 1 June 1813, between the Royal Navy frigate HMS Shannon and the United States Navy frigate USS Chesapeake, as pa
USRC Surveyor
…Guard's history mentioned in the second verse of its march "Semper Paratus", the others being USRC Eagle, USRC Hudson, USCGC Tampa, and HMS Dispatch. Capture of USS Chesapeake, which took place on the same day Defense of the Cutter Eagle – another battle between HMS Narcissus and a U.S. Revenue Marine ship…
HMS Shannon preparing to board American frigate Chesapeake, lithograph by Louis Haghe
Captain Philip Broke
Captain James Lawrence
USS Chesapeake, modern painting by F. Muller.