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Description View of American frigate USS Constellation capturing the French frigate l’Insurgente within view of Basseerre, 9 February 1799. Copied from the Collection of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Corcoran Gallery, # 190. The ships commenced a running fight for three quarters of an hour. The French frigate was finally compelled to strike her colors to the American frigate. NHHC Photograph Collection, NH 56896.
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Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/17140177786 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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