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USS Chesapeake

1799 frigate, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy


Service Entry
1800
Commissioning Date
May 22, 1800
Manufacturer
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Operator
United States Navy
Vessel Type
frigate, Original six frigates of the United States Navy
Decommissioning Date
1819
Aliases
HMS Chesapeake

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The USS Chesapeake was a 38-gun wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Launched in 1799, it played a significant role in the early years of the US Navy, participating in the Quasi-War with France and the First Barbary War. The ship was known for its speed and firepower, making it a formidable vessel in naval battles. However, in 1807, the Chesapeake encountered the British ship HMS Leopard off the coast of Virginia, resulting in a brief but intense exchange that saw the Chesapeake surrender after sustaining heavy damage and casualties. This incident, known as the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, strained relations between the United States and Britain and contributed to the tensions leading up to the War of 1812. The captured Chesapeake was subsequently taken into service by the Royal Navy under the name HMS Chesapeake. The ship's legacy lives on as a symbol of American naval prowess and the challenges faced by the young nation in asserting its maritime power on the world stage.

This description has been generated using GPT-3.5-TURBO based on the Vessel's wikidata information and then modified by ShipIndex.org staff.

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160 ship citations (21 free) in 50 resources

Chesapeake
Book Five Centuries of Famous Ships: From the Santa Maria to the Glomar Explorer
Author Robert G. Albion
Published McGraw-Hill, New York,
ISBN 0070009538, 9780070009530
Pages 133-135, 152
Chesapeake
Book The United States Navy: 200 Years
Author Edward L. Beach
Published Henry Holt and Co., New York,
ISBN 0030447119, 9780030447112
Pages 29, 30, 31-32, 33, 40, 45, 47, 51, 52-55, 60, 95, 99, 103-104
Chesapeake (36-gun frigate; authorized 1794 and assigned to Norfolk, Va.; built at Baltimore; ready for sea, 1807; Capt. James Lawrence, 1813, broken up in England 1820)
Book Merchant Sail
Author William Armstrong Fairburn
Published Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, Inc., Center Lovell, Maine,
Pages I: 248, 588, 590, 602, 607 et seq. ad 611, 615, 616, 638, 639, 684, 689, 691, 692, 711, 712, 713, 737; II: 760, 767, 778-783, 784, 794, 798, 805, 907, 1454; V: 2740, 2741, 3004, 3061, 3338, 3345
Chesapeake
Book America and the Sea: A Maritime History Illustration
Author Benjamin W. Labaree, and others
Published Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Conn.,
ISBN 0913372811, 9780913372814
Pages 198-199, 229
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Chesapeake (regarding the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair)
Book Naval Warfare: An International Encyclopedia Main entry
Author Spencer C. Tucker, ed.
Published ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, CA,
ISBN 1576072193, 9781576072196, 1576077403, 9781576077405
Pages 99, 116, 212, 213, 526, 858, 1090
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Chesapeake (U.S.) and Leopard (Br.): At Loggerheads in "Cold" War. W.R. Wendt Subscribe to view
Chesapeake (U.S.) and Leopard (Br.): Commodore James Barron, Guilty as Charged? Jay D. Smith Subscribe to view
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Chesapeake (U.S.) and Shannon (Br.): Case of Captain Lawrence. W.K. Post Subscribe to view
Chesapeake (U.S.) and Shannon (Br.): Courage Is Not Enough. E.M. Eller Subscribe to view
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Chesapeake (USS): Don't Give Up the Ship! H.D. Purcell Subscribe to view
Chesapeake, 1799
Book The History of the American Sailing Navy: The Ships and Their Development
Author Howard I. Chapelle
Published W.W. Norton & Co., New York,
ISBN 1568522223
Pages 129, 135, 142, 244, 266, 268, 482
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Journal American Neptune (1941-1990; Vols. 1-50)
Published Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.,
ISSN 0003-0155
Pages (1825), XXXI, 217
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Book The United States Navy: 200 Years
Author Edward L. Beach
Published Henry Holt and Co., New York,
ISBN 0030447119, 9780030447112
Page 112-113
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Book The History of American Sailing Ships
Author Howard I. Chapelle
Published W.W. Norton & Co., New York,
ISBN 0517023326
Page 93
Chesapeake, frigate
Book The American Heritage History of Seafaring America
Author Alexander Laing
Published American Heritage Publishing Company, New York,
ISBN 0070358478, 9780070358478, 0070358486, 9780070358485
Pages 104, 127, 131-32, 138, 139, 140-41
Chesapeake, frigate
Journal American Neptune (1941-1990; Vols. 1-50)
Published Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.,
ISSN 0003-0155
Pages (1790), XLIX, 41 ff.; L, 60; (1799), XLIII, 257 ff.; XLV, 36
Chesapeake, frigate, mention of,
Book The History of American Sailing Ships
Author Howard I. Chapelle
Published W.W. Norton & Co., New York,
ISBN 0517023326
Pages 89, 127
Chesapeake, frigate, mention of, dimensions of
Book The History of American Sailing Ships
Author Howard I. Chapelle
Published W.W. Norton & Co., New York,
ISBN 0517023326
Page 93
Chesapeake, frigate, mention of, history of
Book The History of American Sailing Ships
Author Howard I. Chapelle
Published W.W. Norton & Co., New York,
ISBN 0517023326
Page 92 f.
Chesapeake, H.M.S.
Journal American Neptune (1941-1990; Vols. 1-50)
Published Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.,
ISSN 0003-0155
Pages (1859), XXVII, 173
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Chesapeake, U.S. frigate (1799)
Book American Ships of the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods
Author John F. Millar
Published W.W. Norton & Co., New York,
ISBN 0393032221, 9780393032222
Page 7
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Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, Capt. Samuel Barron: Congress to have preference in repairs Subscribe to view
Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, Capt. Samuel Barron: Constitution to be relieved by, in West Indies Subscribe to view
Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, Capt. Samuel Barron: Court of Inquiry on board Subscribe to view
Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, Capt. Samuel Barron: Crew of Congress turned over to Subscribe to view
Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, Capt. Samuel Barron: Fitting out at Norfolk Subscribe to view
Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, Capt. Samuel Barron: Left Gosport and anchored at Lambert's Point Subscribe to view
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Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, Capt. Samuel Barron: May be ready to sail in May Subscribe to view
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Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, Capt. Samuel Barron: Slops for Subscribe to view
Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, Capt. Samuel Barron: To convoy vessel carrying Senator Pinkney Subscribe to view
Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, Capt. Samuel Barron: To transport money from Charleston, S. C., to Philadelphia Subscribe to view
Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, Capt. Samuel Barron: Will be at sea within 30 days Subscribe to view
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Chesapeake, U.S.S., Capt. Samuel Barron: At Norfolk, crew discharged Subscribe to view
Chesapeake, U.S.S., Capt. Samuel Barron: Captured an American Guineaman Subscribe to view
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Chesapeake, U.S.S., Capt. Samuel Barron: Escort prize Brilliant and convoy from West Indies Subscribe to view
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Chesapeake, U.S.S., Capt. Samuel Barron: Sent slaves to Norfolk Subscribe to view
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Chesapeake, USS
Book Warships of the World to 1900 Main entry
Author Lincoln P. Paine
Published Houghton Mifflin, Boston,
ISBN 0395984149, 9780395984147
Pages xix, 35-36, 39, 78, 94, 96, 117, 178
Chesapeake, USS
Book Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia Illustration
Author Lincoln P. Paine
Published Houghton Mifflin, Boston,
ISBN 0585109486, 9780585109480, 0395715563, 9780395715567
Pages 108-9, 120, 251, 299, 306, 327, 358, 538
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Chesapeake, USS (1799)
Book Sailing Warships of the US Navy
Author Donald L. Canney
Published Chatham Publishing, London,
ISBN 1557509905, 9781557509901
Pages 26, 29, 31, 38-9, 46-8, 47, 52, 60, 189, 199, 204-8
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Chesapeake; Lawrence, James
Book Naval Warfare: An International Encyclopedia
Author Spencer C. Tucker, ed.
Published ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, CA,
ISBN 1576072193, 9781576072196, 1576077403, 9781576077405
Page 615
Chesapeake; War of 1812
Book Naval Warfare: An International Encyclopedia
Author Spencer C. Tucker, ed.
Published ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, CA,
ISBN 1576072193, 9781576072196, 1576077403, 9781576077405
Page 1091