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USS Chesapeake (1799)

USS Chesapeake was a 38-gun wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She was one of the original six frigates whose construction was authorized by the Naval Act of 1794. Joshua Humphreys designed these frigates to be the young navy's capital ships. Chesapeake was originally designed as a 44-gun frigate but construction delays, material shortages, and budget problems caused builder Josiah Fox to alter her design to 38 guns. Launched at the Gosport Navy Yard on 2 December 1799, Chesapeake began her career during the Quasi-War with France and saw service in the First Barbary War.On 22 June 1807 she was fired upon by HMS Leopard of the Royal Navy for refusing to comply with a search for deserters. The event, now known as the Chesapeake–Leopard Affair, angered the American populace and government and was a precipitating factor that led to the War of 1812. As a result of the affair, Chesapeake's commanding officer, James Barron, was court-martialed and the United States instituted the Embargo Act of 1807 against England.Early in the War of 1812 she made one patrol and captured five British merchant ships before returning. She was captured by HMS Shannon shortly after sailing from Boston, Massachusetts, on 1 June 1813. The Royal Navy took her into their service as HMS Chesapeake, where she served until she was broken up and her timbers sold in 1820; they are now part of the Chesapeake Mill in Wickham, England.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chesapeake_%281799%29

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Peter Adams

1771 – 7 Jun 1813

Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Richard Dale

6 Nov 1756 – 26 Feb 1826

Revolutionary War Naval Officer. Served in the...

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot info: Section 18, Lot 57

Josiah Fox

9 Oct 1763 – 1847

Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA

Plot info: Section G, Grave # 11

Joshua Humphreys

17 Jun 1751 – 12 Jan 1838

Havertown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot info: 66

Lieut Augustus C Ludlow

1 Jan 1792 – 13 Jun 1813

Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Lieut Augustus C. Ludlow

1 Jan 1792 – 13 Jun 1813

Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA

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