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| Keywords: K-9451.jpg en Photo 80-G-K-9451 color Action between U S Frigate Constitution and HMS Java 29 December 1812 Painting in oils by Charles Robert Patterson <br /> It depicts Constitution at left commanded by Captain William Bainbridge exchanging broadsides with the British Frigate Java off Brazil early in the action During nearly two hours of battle Java was dismasted and had to surrender Her damage was so severe that she had to be burned Photographed in 1948 when the original painting was hanging on board the Presidential Yacht Williamsburg AGC-369 Official U S Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archives 1948 http //www history navy mil/photos/images/k09000/k09451c htm Charles Robert Patterson The US Naval History Heritage Command asserts <div style width 730px; font-family sans-serif; font-size 1em; margin-left auto; margin-right auto > <blockquote> Public Domain - To the best of our knowledge all images referenced in the Online Library are in the Public Domain They can be used by anyone for any purpose without obtaining our permission and without payment of usage fees </blockquote> <div style text-align right; font-style italic; margin-top -1em; > http //www history navy mil/branches/org11-4 htm </div></div> PD-USGov-Military-Navy PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Battles of the War of 1812 USS Constitution ship 1797 | ||||
