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Friday, 13 March 2020

American frigate USS Guerriere departed Wight according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 1 September 1818

London, 28 August. The American frigate Guerriere captain Macdonough with on board George Washington Campbell representative of the United States at the Russian court left yesterday the island Wight. This beautiful ship with a crew of 469 men, a length of 184’ and a measurement of 1,507 lasten drew the attention of a large number of important people like the marquis of Buckingham.