JEFFERSONIAN Gunboats NUMBER 137 and NUMBER 138 (Shipwreck)
- Also Known As: 18CV414
- Also Known As: Vessel D1 and Vessel D2
- Vicinity: Address Restricted
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1808/00/00 | William Price (ship-wright) | Naval Architect | Gunboats No 137 and No 138 are built at William Price's shipyard, Baltimore, by William Price and Johnathan Stricker, 1807-1808 | |||
| 1814/00/00 | John Stricker | American Commander | ||||
| 1814/06/08 | A British Congreve rocket strikes a gun barge, killing a flotillaman and exploding the gunpowder. As the crew abandons the vessel, Sailing Master William Barney receives permission from his father, Commodore Barney, boards the boat and puts out the fire. | |||||
| 1814/06/25 | Commodore Joshua Barney | American Naval Officer | At night, Barney leaves Gunboats 137 and 138 behind and begins moving the rest of the flotilla downstream. | |||
| 1814/06/25 | Gunboats 137 and 138 (18CV414) are scuttled prior to the escape of the Chesapeake Flotilla from St Leonard's Creek. |
| Particulars for JEFFERSONIAN Gunboats NUMBER 137 and NUMBER 138 (Shipwreck): | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Owner | Federal |
| Boat Use | Gunboat |
| Criteria | Information Potential |
| Boat Feature | Jeffersonian Gunboat Navy |
| Area of Significance | Maritime |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Historic Use | Naval Facility |
| Criteria | Person |
| Disposition | Shipwreck |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Historic Use | Water-related |
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