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DescriptionNH 65536-KN.jpg	English: Photo #: NH 65536-KN (color) Bombardment of Tripoli, 3 August 1804 Oil by Michael Felice Corne,[sic] depicting Commodore Edward Preble's squadron engaging the Tripolitan gunboats and fortifications during the afternoon of 3 August 1804. U.S. Navy vessels shown in the foreground are, from left to right: schooner Enterprise, schooner Nautilus, brig Argus, brig Siren (or Syren), schooner Vixen, mortar boat Dent, gunboat Somers, frigate Constitution (Preble's flagship), mortar boat Robinson, and gunboat Blake. Attacking the enemy flotilla in the center background are Lieutenant Stephen Decatur's three gunboats and a gunboat commanded by Lieutenant James Decatur, who was killed in this action. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Date	18 June 2012
Source	http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h65000/h65536kc.htm
Author	Michele Felice Cornè (1752–1845)

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current	13:03, 18 June 2012	7,021 × 3,680 (3.07 MB)	JMOprof	Cropped by the uploader to remove frame.
	12:58, 18 June 2012	7,105 × 3,749 (3.16 MB)	JMOprof	This "Hi-Res" JPG image has been cleaned to mitigate dust and other significant imaging flaws. Details of the original painting are unchanged. Work performed by the US Naval History & Heritage Command.
	12:56, 18 June 2012	1,200 × 655 (137 KB)	JMOprof	Medium sized, with caption.
	12:53, 18 June 2012	200 × 105 (7 KB)	JMOprof