On June 1st, 1813, the freshly built USS "Chesapeake" led by Captain Lawrence, along with an inexperienced crew, battled the HMS "Shannon" "Shannon was a 52-gun frigate that clearly outclassed the "Chespeake". The USS "Chesapeake" was captured and 83British suffered casualties, while the Americans lost 146 men.
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