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Divers: 1811 wreck of Perry ship discovered off RI
hosted ^ | Jan 7 | MICHELLE R. SMITH

Posted on 01/07/2011 10:33:21 AM PST by JoeProBono

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A team of divers say they've discovered the remains of the USS Revenge, a ship commanded by U.S. Navy hero Oliver Hazard Perry and wrecked off Rhode Island in 1811.

Perry is known for defeating the British in the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie off the shores of Ohio, Michigan and Ontario in the War of 1812 and for the line "I have met the enemy and they are ours." His battle flag bore the phrase "Don't give up the ship," and to this day is a symbol of the Navy.

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Perry's Victory, painted by William Henry Powell of Cincinnati in 1865, illustrates Oliver Hazard Perry's decisive victory over the British fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie (September 10, 1813). This victory ensured American control of the Great Lakes. The painting is currently hanging in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse.


1 posted on 01/07/2011 10:33:23 AM PST by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

Who said “Don’t give up the ship”? What happened afer he said it?


2 posted on 01/07/2011 10:40:10 AM PST by forgotten man (forgotten man)
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To: JoeProBono
Amazing the admiral was able to defeat the British in that little boat.

Dunno why, but there something remotely funny about a scuba diver who doubles as a C02 salesman.

Pretty neat story, though. American history is still being revealed.

3 posted on 01/07/2011 10:50:36 AM PST by skeeter
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To: forgotten man
"Who said “Don’t give up the ship”? What happened afer he said it?"

CPT James Lawrence, USS CHESAPEAKE, spoken as he lay dying during the engagement with the HMS SHANNON. The CHESAPEAKE surrendered.

4 posted on 01/07/2011 10:55:28 AM PST by BlueLancer (Nuke Austin from orbit .... it's the only way to be sure.)
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To: skeeter
Benedict Arnold's small "fleet" turned back a British invasion fleet in the battle of Valcour Island on October 11, 1776, on Lake Champlain. Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Valcour_Island

It's too bad that Arnold later changed sides ... one reason being that Congress wouldn't reimburse his expenses in that battle ... Arnold's records went down with his ship in Valcour Bay ... It was Congress that ultimately led him to treason.

5 posted on 01/07/2011 11:01:09 AM PST by OldNavyVet (One trillion days, at 365 days per year, is 2,739,726,027 years ... almost 3 billion years)
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To: skeeter

Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813, one of the few major victories won by American forces in the War of 1812. (U.S. Navy)


6 posted on 01/07/2011 11:02:41 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: OldNavyVet
It was too bad... its hard not to sympathize with him at the Battle for Saratoga.

I suppose it was the same ambition that ultimately got him into trouble.

7 posted on 01/07/2011 11:19:22 AM PST by skeeter
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To: JoeProBono

Nice Package!


8 posted on 01/07/2011 11:45:32 AM PST by I Buried My Guns (Novare Res!)
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To: forgotten man

Captain James Lawrence, captain of the USS Chesapeake - and he died.


9 posted on 01/07/2011 11:49:04 AM PST by Little Ray (The Gods of the Copybook Heading, with terror and slaughter return!)
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To: SunkenCiv

US History ping


10 posted on 01/07/2011 12:09:40 PM PST by Captain Beyond (The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
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To: I Buried My Guns

Revenge in action in the English Channel. Painting by John P. Benson


11 posted on 01/07/2011 12:31:09 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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