Barbary War Bicentennial: Trouble on Kaliusa Reef

Naval History Magazine - October 2003 Vol. 17 Number 5 [2]

By Commander Tyrone G. Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)

In fall 1803, Commodore Edward Preble commanded the third Mediterranean Squadron from the USS Constitution . Shortly after his arrival on station, he learned the USS Philadelphia was in the enemy's possession. He blamed her officers and crew for not being "determined to prefer death over slavery."

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Commander Tyrone G. Martin [4]

Commander Martin is the author of six books on naval history, including the highly acclaimed A Most Fortunate Ship: A Narrative History of "Old Ironsides" (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, rev. ed., 1997). He has been a contributor to the U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings for nearly 40 years, and to Naval History for more than a decade. His popular column"Salty Talk" has appeared in Naval History since 1993. He lives in North Carolina.

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