USS Philadelphia (1799)
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USS Philadelphia, a 1240-ton, 36-gun frigate, was the second vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Philadelphia. Originally named City of Philadelphia, she was built in 1798–179
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Philadelphia being built as "Preparation for WAR to defend Commerce." Plate 29 from Birch's Views of Philadelphia.
Burning of the USS Philadelphia as painted (1897) by Edward Moran. (U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis)
First Barbary War
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The First Barbary War, also known as the Tripolitan War and the Barbary Coast War, was a conflict during the 1801–1815 Barbary Wars, in which the United States fought against Ottoman Tripolitania. Tri
USS Philadelphia (1799)
…Susan", captured by privateer "Flambeau". On 29 December she recaptured British brig "Sir John Wentworth", captured by privateer schooner "Patriot". First Barbary War:Returning home in March 1801, she was ordered to prepare for a year's cruise in the Mediterranean in a squadron commanded by Commodore Richard Dale…
USS Enterprise fighting the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli by William Bainbridge Hoff, 1878
Captain William Bainbridge paying tribute to the Dey of Algiers, 1800
Portrait of Yusuf Karamanli
An artist's depiction of the Philadelphia aground off Tripoli, in October 1803