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Warships
Fiction, sea stories
Sailors
Naval History
American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Fiction, historical
Fiction, historical, general
Fiction
In the year 1843 I shipped as Ordinary seaman on board of a United States frigate, then lying in a harbour of the Pacific Ocean. After remaining in this frigate for more than a year, I was discharged from the service upon the vessel s arrival home. My man-of-war experiences and observation…
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