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Abstract of the cruise of U.S. steam frigate Wabash : bearing the flag of Rear-admiral S.F. Dupont, 1861-'62 & '63
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Sketch of the public services of Rear Admiral S.F. Du Pont, United States Navy
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Our admiral's flag abroad : the cruise of Admiral D.G. Farragut, commanding the European squadron in 1867-68, in the flag-ship Franklin
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An abstract of a cruise in the U.S. Frigate Constellation in the Years of 1840, 41, 42, 43, & 44, Commodore Laurence Kearny Commanding
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Journal that Isaac Howe kept onboard of the Constellation, from Oct. 27, 1840, the date the frigate was put in commission, to May 12, 1844, when the crew were discharged and paid off. The entries describe life onboard -- assignments, punishments, deaths, illnesses, etc.; report sightings of American and foreign ships; depict the ports, and relate political and international news. The entries include lists of officers and the crew, miles logged, the frigate's riggings, etc.
mssHM 69805-69806
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Journal of a Cruise onboard the United States Frigate Raritan bearing the broad Pendant of Commodore Dan'l Turner, Francis H. Gregory Esq., Captain. Leonard Henry Lyne, United States Frigate Raritan August 22nd 1844
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The journal kept by Leonard Henry Lyne, also signed by Capt. Francis Hoyt Gregory. Detailed daily entries record daily events, orders, events on board, rations, enforcing the naval blockade, prizes captures, encounters with foreign vessels, etc. The journal covers the Raritan's South America cruise ( from August 22, 1844 to March 1846) and its subsequent service in the Mexican War as part of the Home Squadron's blockade of the east coast of Mexico and then, jointly with the U.S.S. Potomac, reinforcing the military depot at Point Isabel from May to September 1846.
mssHM 69951