The USS Essex : and the birth of the American Navy / by Frances Diane Robotti and James Vescovi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robotti, Frances Diane, 1919-

Contributor:

Vescovi, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Essex (Frigate)--History.

Essex (Frigate).

History.

United States--History, Naval.

United States.

Naval history.

Physical Description:

xviii, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Holbrook, MA : Adams Media Corp., 1999.

Summary:

Built in Salem, Massachusetts in 1799, the Essex was a 32-gun frigate known throughout the world for its speed and beauty -- it was one of the U.S. Navy's first and foremost vessels.

The Essex symbolizes America's growth into a world naval power: she was the first U.S. warship to round the Cape of Good Hope, protected U.S. merchant vessels against the Barbary nations in the Mediterranean, and was the first U.S. warship to round the Horn into the Pacific, where her crew fought and lost one of the bloodiest sea battles in U.S. history off the coast of Chile.

The book includes maps of the Essex's voyages, blueprints of the vessel, contemporary illustrations of the Essex in battle, along with a detailed portrait of this fascinating era in American history.

Contents:

Essex and the young American Navy

Salem builds a frigate

The shakedown cruise

Mediterranean duty

America defeats the Bashaw

Porter takes command

The glorious Pacific cruise

Valparaiso: the final battle

A fitting end.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1580621120

OCLC:

40559719