USS Philadelphia

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USS Philadelphia was a United States Navy warship active in the early 19th century, notably involved in the First Barbary War before being captured and destroyed to prevent its use by enemy forces.

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USS Philadelphia canonical 4
burning of USS Philadelphia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy warship
sailing frigate
armament 36 guns
rated 36-gun frigate
beam about 39 feet
builder Joshua Humphreys
Nathaniel Hutton
captain Samuel Barron
Stephen Decatur Sr.
William Bainbridge
captor Tripoli
commissioned 1800-04-05
conflict First Barbary War
Quasi-War
country United States of America
crewTakenPrisoner yes
date 1803-10-31
1804-02-16
destroyedBy Stephen Decatur
United States Navy raid
displacement about 1240 tons burthen
draft about 16 feet
era early 19th century
event burning in Tripoli harbor
ran aground off Tripoli
fate burned and destroyed in Tripoli harbor
historicalSignificance central episode of the First Barbary War
symbol of early U.S. Navy operations in Mediterranean
hullMaterial wood
launchDate 1799-11-28
length about 157 feet (gundeck)
locationOfDestruction Tripoli harbor
namedAfter Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
navalArchitectureStyle Humphreys-designed frigate
notableFor daring raid led by Stephen Decatur
operator United States Navy
placeOfConstruction Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
prisonersHeldIn Tripoli
propulsion sail
purposeOfDestruction to prevent use by enemy forces
role blockade enforcement
commerce protection
convoy escort
serviceBranch United States Navy
shipClass Philadelphia-class frigate
statusAfterGrounding captured by Tripolitan forces
theaterOfOperations Caribbean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
usedBy Barbary corsairs
surface form: Navy of Tripoli

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Thomas Macdonough shipServedOn USS Philadelphia
First Barbary War notableEvent USS Philadelphia
this entity surface form: burning of USS Philadelphia
First Barbary War shipInvolved USS Philadelphia
USS Boise classSisterShipOf USS Philadelphia
William Bainbridge shipCommanded USS Philadelphia