Sloop+of+war
101USS Peacock (1813) — The first USS Peacock was a sloop of war in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Peacock was authorized by Act of Congress 3 March 1813; laid down 9 July 1813 by Adam Noah Brown at the New York Navy Yard; and launched 19 September… …
102Chesapeake Bay Flotilla — For two years the United States had been fighting with Great Britain during War of 1812. The British fleet was marauding the Chesapeake Bay when Joshua Barney, a naval officer of the American Revolutionary War, assembled a motley collection of… …
103William Rogers Taylor — (7 November 1811 ndash; 14 April 1889) served in the United States Navy during the Mexican American War and the American Civil War. Taylor was born in Rhode Island. He was appointed as a U.S. Navy Midshipman in 1828, served in the sloops of war… …
104HMS Victoria (1855) — HMS Victoria (also referred to with the prefix HMVS Her Majesty s Victorian Ship or HMCSS Her Majesty s Colonial Steam Sloop) was a 580 ton combined steam/sail sloop of war built in England in the 1850s for the colony of Victoria, Australia.cite… …
105Striking the colors — is the universally recognized indication of surrender, particularly for ships at sea. Surrender is dated from the time the ensign is struck. In international law # Colors. A national flag (or a battle ensign). The colors . . . are hauled down as… …
106USS Warren (1827) — The fourth USS Warren was a 2d class sloop of war in the United States Navy. Warren was built at the Boston Navy Yard between 1825 and 1827 and was commissioned at her builders on 14 January 1827, Master Commandant Lawrence Kearny in command.… …
107USS Seminole (1859) — The first USS Seminole was a sloop in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Seminole was launched by the Pensacola Navy Yard on 25 June 1859; sponsored by Miss Mary Dallas; and was commissioned there on 25 April 1860, Commander… …
108Mediterranean Squadron (United States) — Mediterranean Squadron USS Enterprise of the Mediterranean Squadron capturing the Tripoli during the First Barbary War. Active 1801 1865 …
109Ninian Pinkney — Ninian Pinkney, Fleet Surgeon, Mississippi Squadron, photographed at St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1864. Born …
110Battle of Lake Erie — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Lake Erie caption= Battle of Lake Erie by William H. Powell, painted 1865, shows Oliver Hazard Perry transferring from US Brig Lawrence to US Brig Niagara partof=the War of 1812 date=September 10, 1813 …
