Tuesday, July 05, 2011

This Day in Naval History - July 05

From the Navy News Service

1814 - Sloop-of-war Peacock captures British Stranger, Venus, Adiona and Fortitude.
1815 - Commodore Stephen Decatur's squadron arrives at Tripoli to collect reparations for seizure of American merchant ships in violation of Treaty of 1805.

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