Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials - Porter's Anti-Pirate Fleet.
Collection
Photograph Collection
Made/Created
Notes
Medium: B&W
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Dimension 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 West
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Copyright
Notes
Donated to the KWAHS by the Monroe County Public Library in 2016.
