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Burning of the USS Philadelphia (painting)
Copied from public domain archive of the US Navy at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/barb-war/burn-phl.htm
Their description:
- "Burning of the Frigate Philadelphia in the Harbor of Tripoli, February 16, 1804"
- Oil on canvas, 60" by 42", by Edward Moran (1829-1901), signed and dated by the artist, 1897.
- It depicts USS Philadelphia, previously captured by the Tripolitans, ablaze after she was boarded and set afire by a party from the ketch Intrepid led by Lieutenant Stephen Decatur.
- Painting in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum Collection. Gift of Paul E. Sutro, 1940.
- Official U.S. Navy Photograph.
Secondary source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Burning_of_the_uss_philadelphia.jpg
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