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Up in Flames:
The boarding party withdraws, having torched the Philadelphia, too badly damaged to save, to keep it from being used as a pirate warship. (Edward Moran/ U.S. Naval Historical Center)
Edward Moran/ U.S. Naval Historical Center
Up in Flames:
The boarding party withdraws, having torched the Philadelphia, too badly damaged to save, to keep it from being used as a pirate warship. (Edward Moran/ U.S. Naval Historical Center)
Edward Moran/ U.S. Naval Historical Center