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USS Essex Bone Model:
During the Quasi-War of 1798-1800, French prisoners of war carved this bone model of USS Essex. The 32-gun frigate was paid for by public subscriptions from the people of Salem and Essex Counties, Massachusetts, and presented to the US Navy in 1799. Essex later became the first US Navy ship to reach the Pacific Ocean, and served until she was captured by two British ships in a battle at Valparaiso, Chile in 1814. |