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Sherman A1

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Thu Feb 14, 2013, 07:17 AM Feb 2013

200 Years Ago: February 14, 1813

February 14, 1813 HMS Belvadie & HMS Statira vs. USS Cora - On February 14, the HMS Belvadire and HMS Statira captured the American schooner USS Cora, with 8 guns and 40 men of her crew.


The Cora was said to be the fastest schooner to come out of Baltimore.

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