Ships
- USS Vincennes, 780 tons, 18 guns, sloop-of-war, flagship
- USS Peacock, 650 tons, 22 guns, sloop-of-war
- USS Relief, 468 tons, 7 guns, full-rigged ship
- USS Porpoise, 230 tons, 10 guns, brig
- USS Sea Gull, 110 tons, 2 guns, schooner
- USS Flying Fish, 96 tons, 2 guns, schooner
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Famous quotes containing the word ships:
“I saw three ships go sailing by,
Over the sea, the lifting sea....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“A modern fleet of ships does not so much make use of the sea as exploit a highway.”
—Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)
“And when we can with Meeter safe,
We’ll call him so, if not plain Ralph,
For Rhime the Rudder is of Verses,
With which like Ships they steer their courses.”
—Samuel Butler (1612–1680)