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Action of 9 November 1822

Index Action of 9 November 1822

The Action of 9 November 1822 was a naval battle fought between the United States Navy schooner and a squadron of three pirate schooners off the coast of Cuba during the Navy's West Indies anti-piracy operation. [1]

36 relations: Alligator Reef, Brig, Cannon, Captain's gig, Coral reef, Cuba, Cutter (boat), Diabolito, Draft (hull), Florida Keys, Full-rigged ship, Grapeshot, Launch (boat), League (unit), Matanzas, Midshipman, Musket, Naval boarding, Naval warfare, Piracy, Piracy in the Caribbean, Portugal, Prize (law), Ransom, Rochester, Massachusetts, Round shot, Salem, Massachusetts, Schooner, Small arms, Sweep (rowing), United States Navy, USS Argus (1803), War of 1812, Warship, West Indies anti-piracy operations of the United States, William Howard Allen.

Alligator Reef

Alligator Reef is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

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Brig

A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts.

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Cannon

A cannon (plural: cannon or cannons) is a type of gun classified as artillery that launches a projectile using propellant.

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Captain's gig

The captain's gig is a boat used on naval ships as the captain's taxi.

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Coral reef

Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.

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Cutter (boat)

A cutter is typically a small, but in some cases a medium-sized, watercraft designed for speed rather than for capacity.

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Diabolito

Diabolito or Little Devil (died July 1823) was a 19th-century Cuban pirate.

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Draft (hull)

The draft or draught of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained.

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Florida Keys

The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost portion of the continental United States.

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Full-rigged ship

A full-rigged ship or fully rigged ship is term of art denoting a sailing vessel's sail plan with three or more masts, all of them square-rigged.

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Grapeshot

In artillery, grapeshot is a type of shot that is not one solid element, but a mass of small metal balls or slugs packed tightly into a canvas bag.

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Launch (boat)

A launch is an open motorboat.

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League (unit)

A league is a unit of length.

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Matanzas

Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas.

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Midshipman

A midshipman is an officer of the junior-most rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies.

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Musket

A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smoothbore long gun that appeared in early 16th century Europe, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating heavy armor.

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Naval boarding

Naval boarding is to come up against, or alongside, an enemy ship to attack by placing combatants aboard the enemy ship.

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Naval warfare

Naval warfare is combat in and on the sea, the ocean, or any other battlespace involving major body of water such as a large lake or wide river.

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Piracy

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable items or properties.

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Piracy in the Caribbean

The era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1500s and phased out in the 1830s after the navies of the nations of Western Europe and North America with colonies in the Caribbean began combating pirates.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa),In recognized minority languages of Portugal: Portugal is the oldest state in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times.

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Prize (law)

Prize is a term used in admiralty law to refer to equipment, vehicles, vessels, and cargo captured during armed conflict.

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Ransom

Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or it may refer to the sum of money involved.

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Rochester, Massachusetts

Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Round shot

A round shot (or solid shot, or a cannonball, or simply ball) is a solid projectile without explosive charge, fired from a cannon.

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Salem, Massachusetts

Salem is a historic, coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, located on Massachusetts' North Shore.

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Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel with fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts.

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Small arms

Small arms include handguns (revolvers and pistols) and long guns, such as rifles, carbines, shotguns, submachine guns, assault rifles, personal defense weapons, and light machine guns.

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Sweep (rowing)

Sweep or sweep-oar rowing is a type of rowing when a rower has one oar, usually held with both hands.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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USS Argus (1803)

The first USS Argus, originally named USS Merrimack, was a brig in the United States Navy commissioned in 1803.

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War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies from June 1812 to February 1815.

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Warship

A warship is a naval ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare.

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West Indies anti-piracy operations of the United States

The West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations refer to the United States Navy presence in the Antilles, and surrounding waters, which fought against pirates.

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William Howard Allen

William Howard Allen (July 8, 1790 – November 9, 1822) was a United States naval officer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_9_November_1822

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