Name/Title
Memorial - Porter's Anti-Pirate FleetEntry/Object ID
2016.22.0144Description
Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials - Porter's Anti-Pirate Fleet.Collection
Photograph CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
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8 inWidth
10 inDimension Notes
Porter's Anti-Pirate Fleet. An outbreak of piracy in 1822 prompted the United States to organize the West Indian Squadron, an anti-pirate fleet. Commanded by Commodore David Porter, the squadron in 1823 included 17 ships and 1,100 men based in Key WestCopyright
Notes
Donated to the KWAHS by the Monroe County Public Library in 2016.
