Photo #: NH 1999
Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere,
19 August 1812
Line engraving by Rogers after Chapin, published circa the mid-19th
Century by Virtue, Emmons & Co., New York. It depicts the British
frigate Guerriere (incorrectly spelled "Gurriere"
on the print) in the foreground after she was dismasted, with
USS Constitution beyond.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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