LAWRENCE DDG 4 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 20:13, 19 June 2021

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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain James Lawrence, USN (October 1 1781 - June 4 1813).<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain James Lawrence, USN (October 1 1781 - June 4 1813).<br/>
	Though educated in the field of law, Lawrence joined the infant United States Navy in September 1798 as a Midshipman and served in the ship GANGES and frigate ADAMS during the undeclared war with France. Commissioned in the rank of Lieutenant in 1802, he served in the schooner ENTERPRISE during the War with Tripoli, taking part in a successful attack that burned enemy craft ashore on 2 June 1803. In February 1804 he was second in command of ketch INTREPID during the daring expedition to destroy the captured frigate PHILADELPHIA in Tripoli harbor. Later in the conflict he commanded ENTERPRISE and a gunboat in battles with the Tripolitans. He was also First Lieutenant of the frigate JOHN ADAMS and, in 1805, commanded the small Gunboat Number 6 during a voyage across the Atlantic to Italy. Subsequently, Lieutenant Lawrence commanded the warships VIXEN, WASP and ARGUS. In 1810 he also took part in trials of an experimental spar-torpedo. Promoted to the rank of Master Commandant in November 1810, he took command of the sloop of war HORNET a year later and sailed her to Europe on a diplomatic mission. From the beginning of the War of 1812, Lawrence and HORNET cruised actively, capturing the privateer DOLPHIN on 9 July 1812. Later in the year HORNET blockaded the British sloop BONNE CITOYENNE at Bahia, Brazil, and on 24 February 1813 captured HMS PEACOCK. Upon his return to the United States in March, Lawrence learned of his promotion to Captain. Two months later he took command of the frigate CHESAPEAKE, then preparing for sea at Boston, Massachusetts. She left port on 1 June 1813 and immediately engaged the Royal Navy frigate SHANNON in a fierce battle. Captain Lawrence, mortally wounded by small arms fire, ordered "Don't give up the ship" as he was carried below. However, his crew was overwhelmed by British boarders shortly afterwards. James Lawrence died of his wounds on 4 June, while CHESAPEAKE was being taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia, by her captors. His body was later repatriated to New York for burial. ~~{DANFS}~~		Though educated in the field of law, Lawrence joined the infant United States Navy in September 1798 as a Midshipman and served in the ship GANGES and frigate ADAMS during the undeclared war with France. Commissioned in the rank of Lieutenant in 1802, he served in the schooner ENTERPRISE during the War with Tripoli, taking part in a successful attack that burned enemy craft ashore on 2 June 1803. In February 1804 he was second in command of ketch INTREPID during the daring expedition to destroy the captured frigate PHILADELPHIA in Tripoli harbor. Later in the conflict he commanded ENTERPRISE and a gunboat in battles with the Tripolitans. He was also First Lieutenant of the frigate JOHN ADAMS and, in 1805, commanded the small Gunboat Number 6 during a voyage across the Atlantic to Italy. Subsequently, Lieutenant Lawrence commanded the warships VIXEN, WASP and ARGUS. In 1810 he also took part in trials of an experimental spar-torpedo. Promoted to the rank of Master Commandant in November 1810, he took command of the sloop of war HORNET a year later and sailed her to Europe on a diplomatic mission. From the beginning of the War of 1812, Lawrence and HORNET cruised actively, capturing the privateer DOLPHIN on 9 July 1812. Later in the year HORNET blockaded the British sloop BONNE CITOYENNE at Bahia, Brazil, and on 24 February 1813 captured HMS PEACOCK. Upon his return to the United States in March, Lawrence learned of his promotion to Captain. Two months later he took command of the frigate CHESAPEAKE, then preparing for sea at Boston, Massachusetts. She left port on 1 June 1813 and immediately engaged the Royal Navy frigate SHANNON in a fierce battle. Captain Lawrence, mortally wounded by small arms fire, ordered "Don't give up the ship" as he was carried below. However, his crew was overwhelmed by British boarders shortly afterwards. James Lawrence died of his wounds on 4 June, while CHESAPEAKE was being taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia, by her captors. His body was later repatriated to New York for burial.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. Dorothy Redmond Hubbard, Capt. Lawrence's great-great-grand-daughter.
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	<ol>Charles F. Adams Class Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>		<ol>Charles F. Adams Class Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
	Originally classified as Destroyer DD-954<br/>		Originally classified as Destroyer DD-954<br/>
	Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) April 23 1957<br/>		Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) 23 April 1957<br/>
	Keel Laid October 27 1958 - Launched February 27 1960<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 27 October 1958 - Launched 27 February 1960<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS LAWRENCE DDG-4'''<br/>		<li>'''USS LAWRENCE DDG-4'''<br/>
	Commissioned January 6 1962 - Decommissioned March 30 1990<br/><br/>		Commissioned 6 January 1962 - Decommissioned 30 March 1990<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register May 16 1990<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 16 May 1990<br/>
	Scrapped, completed November 3 2004		Scrapped, completed 3 November 2004
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:Lawrence_DDG4_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]		[[Image:Lawrence_DDG4_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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	<li>[[LAWRENCE DDG-4_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1962-90)</li>		<li>[[LAWRENCE DDG-4_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Lawrence DDG-4 Covers Page 1]]    (1962-1990)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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 Last Day in Commission
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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	First Day in Commission, ~~rubber stamp cachet.~~		First Day in Commission<br/>
			USCS Postmark Catalog lists FDC as Type 2(n+), however this is clearly the Type 2(n)
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	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:Lawrence_DDG4_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:Lawrence_DDG4_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 ~~19620108~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19620108r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<!-- Type 2(n) -->		<!-- Type 2(n) (USS)-->
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>2(n)		Locy Type<br/>2(n) (USS)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1989~~-09-16		1988-01-14
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 ~~19890916~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19880114 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 ~~19890916~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19880114.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1990~~-03-30		1989-09-16
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 ~~19900330~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19890916 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 ~~19900330~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19890916.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	Tall Ships '82, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]		Tall Ships '82, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>LDC 2t(n+u)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1990-03-30
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19900330 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19900330.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Last Day in Commission
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	<li>'''USS LAWRENCE DDG-4'''<br/>		<li>'''USS LAWRENCE DDG-4'''<br/>
	Commissioned January 6 1962 - Decommissioned March 30 1990<br/><br/>		Commissioned January 6 1962 - Decommissioned March 30 1990<br/><br/>
	~~Stricken~~ May 16 1990<br/>		Struck from Naval Register May 16 1990<br/>
	Scrapped, completed November 3 2004		Scrapped, completed November 3 2004
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[LAWRENCE DDG-4_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1962-89)</li>		<li>[[LAWRENCE DDG-4_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1962-90)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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	1962-01-06		1962-01-06
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19620108 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19620108 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	1964-04-12		1964-04-12
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lawrence_DDG4_19640412_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lawrence_DDG4_19640412_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1986~~-05-28		1979-06-21
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 ~~19860528~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19790621 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 ~~19860528~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19790621-1.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Official Ships Cachet~~		Note:
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1989~~-09-16		1990-03-30
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 ~~19890916~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19900330 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19900330.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			<!-- 9ef(nu) (L-30) -->
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. L-30
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1966-04-27
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19660427 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19660427.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Note:
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			<!-- 9eft(n+u) (USS) -->
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			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>9eft(n+u) (USS)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1979-06-21
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19790621 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 ~~19890916~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19790621-1.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Official Ships Cachet~~		Note:
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	1982-06-17		1982-06-17
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:Bunter_Lawrence_DDG_4_19820617_1_pm1.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:Bunter_Lawrence_DDG_4_19820617_1_pm1.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	Tall Ships '82, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]		Tall Ships '82, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
	<!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
			<p> </p>


	~~<p> </p>~~
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain James Lawrence, USN (October 1 1781 - June 4 1813).<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain James Lawrence, USN (October 1 1781 - June 4 1813).<br/>

JonBurdett: notes (Continuity)

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notes (Continuity)

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Charles F. Adams Class Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
Originally classified as Destroyer DD-954<br/>
Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) April 23 1957<br/>
Keel Laid October 27 1958 - Launched February 27 1960<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LAWRENCE DDG-4'''<br/>
Commissioned January 6 1962 - Decommissioned March 30 1990<br/><br/>
Stricken May 16 1990<br/>
Scrapped, completed November 3 2004
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Lawrence_DDG4_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[LAWRENCE DDG-4_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1962-89)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1962-01-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19620108 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19620108.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day in Commission, rubber stamp cachet.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1964-04-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lawrence_DDG4_19640412_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lawrence_DDG4_19640412_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[TRITON_SSN_586_ | USS TRITON SSN-586]] is welcomed into Norfolk VA. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




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Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
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1986-05-28
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Official Ships Cachet




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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)
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1989-09-16
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[[Image:JonBurdett lawrence ddg4 19890916 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Official Ships Cachet




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Locy Type F<br/><br/>"Tall Ships '82"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-8
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1982-06-17
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Tall Ships '82, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]


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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain James Lawrence, USN (October 1 1781 - June 4 1813).<br/>
Though educated in the field of law, Lawrence joined the infant United States Navy in September 1798 as a Midshipman and served in the ship GANGES and frigate ADAMS during the undeclared war with France. Commissioned in the rank of Lieutenant in 1802, he served in the schooner ENTERPRISE during the War with Tripoli, taking part in a successful attack that burned enemy craft ashore on 2 June 1803. In February 1804 he was second in command of ketch INTREPID during the daring expedition to destroy the captured frigate PHILADELPHIA in Tripoli harbor. Later in the conflict he commanded ENTERPRISE and a gunboat in battles with the Tripolitans. He was also First Lieutenant of the frigate JOHN ADAMS and, in 1805, commanded the small Gunboat Number 6 during a voyage across the Atlantic to Italy. Subsequently, Lieutenant Lawrence commanded the warships VIXEN, WASP and ARGUS. In 1810 he also took part in trials of an experimental spar-torpedo. Promoted to the rank of Master Commandant in November 1810, he took command of the sloop of war HORNET a year later and sailed her to Europe on a diplomatic mission. From the beginning of the War of 1812, Lawrence and HORNET cruised actively, capturing the privateer DOLPHIN on 9 July 1812. Later in the year HORNET blockaded the British sloop BONNE CITOYENNE at Bahia, Brazil, and on 24 February 1813 captured HMS PEACOCK. Upon his return to the United States in March, Lawrence learned of his promotion to Captain. Two months later he took command of the frigate CHESAPEAKE, then preparing for sea at Boston, Massachusetts. She left port on 1 June 1813 and immediately engaged the Royal Navy frigate SHANNON in a fierce battle. Captain Lawrence, mortally wounded by small arms fire, ordered "Don't give up the ship" as he was carried below. However, his crew was overwhelmed by British boarders shortly afterwards. James Lawrence died of his wounds on 4 June, while CHESAPEAKE was being taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia, by her captors. His body was later repatriated to New York for burial. {DANFS}



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