USS Somers
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United States Navy brig
United States Navy officer
United States Secretary of War
midshipman
mutiny
naval incident
service academy
warship
USS Somers was a United States Navy brig most famous as the site of the 1842 "Somers Mutiny," a controversial incident that influenced the founding of the U.S. Naval Academy.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Somers Mutiny | 0 |
| United States Naval Academy | 0 |
| Alexander Slidell Mackenzie | 0 |
| John C. Spencer | 0 |
| Philip Spencer | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy brig
ⓘ
United States Navy officer ⓘ United States Secretary of War ⓘ midshipman ⓘ mutiny ⓘ naval incident ⓘ service academy ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| allegedRingleader | Philip Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament | guns ⓘ |
| builtAt | New York Navy Yard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | capsized in a squall ⓘ |
| commanded | USS Somers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandingOfficer | Alexander Slidell Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1842 ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 120 ⓘ |
| date | 1842-11-26 ⓘ |
| executionMethod | hanging ⓘ |
| executionsConductedWithout | court-martial ⓘ |
| fate | sank ⓘ |
| father | John C. Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1845 ⓘ |
| foundingInfluence | Somers Mutiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullClassification | brig ⓘ |
| influenced |
establishment of formal naval officer training
ⓘ
founding of the United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| launched | 1842 ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
aboard USS Somers ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard Somers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Somers Mutiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Somers Mutiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeld | United States Secretary of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participantExecuted |
Elisha Small
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankIn | Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankNear | Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankOn | 1846-12-08 ⓘ |
| serviceDuring | Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | brig ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.