"Don't give up that ship!", c1840. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller. "Don't give up that ship!", c1840. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

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"Don't give up that ship!", c1840. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller. "Don't give up that ship!", c1840. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

"Don't give up that ship!", c1840. Captain James Lawrence (1781-1813) was mortally wounded on May 6, 1813, during an engagement in the War of 1812 between his ship, the USS "Chesapeake, " and the British frigate HMS "Shannon." While being carried below deck, Lawrence is said to have uttered his last command-"Don't give up the ship!"-which became a popular rallying cry of the American navy

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