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    The USS Shark was a schooner in the United States Navy from 1821 until it sank crossing the Columbia Bar in 1846. The Shark was built in the Washington...
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  • USS Shark has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Shark (1821), a schooner commissioned in 1821 and wrecked...
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    Hornet, Enterprise, Spark, Porpoise, and Shark, Grampus engaged in convoying merchant vessels throughout 1821, the presence of the squadron having a marked...
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    Highway 101 at the north end of Arch Cape describes the wreck of the USS Shark (1821) in 1846. Three of the ship's cannons washed ashore on the beaches...
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  • Rescuers from Fort Cape Disappointment tried to reach survivors. USS Shark (1821) http://www.offbeatoregon.com/o1106c-joel-munson-founded-lifesaving-service...
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  • Woodbury, New Jersey. On August 7, 1821, he left New York for West Africa on USS Shark. Together with Robert F. Stockton of USS Alligator he extorted a treaty...
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    USS Shamrock (1863) USS Shamrock Bay (ACV-84/CVE-84/CVU-84) USS Shangri-La (CV-38) USS Shannon (SP-1236, DD-737/DM-25/MMD-25) USS Shark (1821, 1861, SS-8, SP-534...
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  • The schooners Alligator, Dolphin, and Shark were her sister ships. She first cruised in the West Indies in 1821–1823, Lieutenant James Ramage in command...
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    West Indies. Perry placed in commission and commanded USS Shark, a schooner with 12 guns, from 1821 to 1825. He deployed to the West Africa Station to support...
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    USS Peacock, two brigs, USS Spark and USS Enterprise, the schooners USS Grampus, USS Alligator, USS Shark and USS Porpoise. Gun schooners from the revenue...
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