Constitution And Java

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  SKU: 39191

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• PUBLISHER: Lith. & Pub. N. Currier, 2 Spruce St. N. Y.

• MEDIUM: Hand colored lithograph,

  DATE: 1846.

• EDITION SIZE: Small folio - image size 7 7/8 x 13" (20.1 x 33 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Title continues: The Constitution had 9 killed. Fought Dec. 29th, 1812. The Java had 60 killed and 170 wounded. #403. Second state <> On December 29, , 1812, the USS Constitution under the command of Captain Bainbridge was off the coast of San Salvadore. Bainbridge spotted a British ship closer to shore. The ship was the 38-gun HMS Java commanded by Captain Henry Labert. <br><br> The Java was quicker then the Constitution while the 44-gun Constitution out gunned the Java... The Java was towing an American Merchant ship that it had captured. When it spotted the Constitution, it sent its captured ship into San Salvador Harbor and raced to face the Constitution. At 2 p.m. the two ships were within cannon range. The two sides faced each other with broadsides. <br><br> While the Java initially out maneuvered the Constitution, the latter's larger number of guns and the greater accuracy of its gunnery took a steady toll on the Java. By 3 p.m. Captain Lambert had concluded that his only hope was to board the Constitution. That attempt failed when an accurate broadside struck his ship by the Constitution that brought down his top mast and foremast. By 4:20 p.m. the Java’s main mask fell. An hour later when the Constitution was nearing for another run on the stricken ship, the Java struck her colors and surrendered.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition and color, save for time toning throughout. Mat line in left margin.

• REFERENCE: Conningham #1243.

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Naval, Nautical & Marine , Naval