Trippe (FF 1075) - Naval Cruise Book

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'Y' 'M' ' A ' 'I 'A' 7 -'I ff -at-qi: 1: . :lee-a:vaA' f--1-------f-.s.1,w:1ff5:Y: fgz :. 1-Y V- - e A 4 X , 'fi AESISR I LIEUTENANT Joi-IN TRIPPE' , '1785-1810' . F John Trippe was born in'1785 inDorchester County, Maryland. Little is known about his formal education, but his naval correspondence suggests thathe was well schooled in his youth. Trippe entered the Navy-on April 1799 and served aboard theffrigate UNITED STATES and the schooner EXPERIMENT as a midshipman. During the quasi-war with France, he participated in the Mediterranean campaign against the Barbary pirates while aboard the frigate PRESIDENT. ' In late 1803 the new construction schooner VIXEN, with Trippe as. acting Lieutenant, sailed for the Mediterranean to join Comrhodore. Pr.ebIe's American squadron. Upon VlXEN's arrival, Preble planned a direct attack on heavily defended Tripoli. The battle began in mid- afternoon as the American gunboats and bomb vessels advanced against the Tripolitans despite overwhelming armament arranged against them. August 3, 1804, commanded Gunboat No. 6 in an attack on Tripoli fthe first of a series of five by PrebeI's squadronj, was severely wounded and commended to the Department by Commodore Preble in his 'report as follows: I Lieutenant Trippe, of the VIXEN, in No. 6, ran alongside of one of the enemy's large boats, which he boarded, with only Midshipman John I D. Henley and nine men, his boat failing off before any mo.re could get on board, thus was he left compelled to conquer or perishwith the odds ' of thirty-six to eleven. The Turks could not' withstandthe ardour of this brave officer and his assistants - in a few minutes the decks were cleared and her colours hauled down. On board of this boat fourteen of the enemy were killed' and twenty-two made prisoners - seven of ewhich were badly wounded, the rest of their boats retreated wrighin the A rocks. Lieutenant Trippe received eleven sabre wounds, some Qgrwhich I very severe, he speaks in the highest terms of Mr. Henley rartgigthose who followed him. ' . ' Charles Coldsborough in the Naval ChronicIe says of this Qffigage- ment: ' ' A more remarkable action was probably never recorded. Thge com- mander ofthe enemy's gunboat was a remarkably athletic, gallant man, his height considerably exceeding six feet. Before he engaged ignf battle Pubnshed inthe - I ' he swore upon the Koran that he would conquer or die. Trippe, was i .EASTERN SHORE REPUBLICAN STARU 1 undersized, though well set up .and exceedingly active. He and Mid'- January 284 1806 ., , . shipman John D. Henley, perceiving the gigantic stature of their foe, yet I k unappalled made at him. The gallant Turk sustained the conflict with a H LINES ADDRESSED TO LIEUTENANT TRIPPE firmness worthy of a better fate. Trippe and Henley, admiring his T,l:VhZn hvnvmallst fhp danger Pvmffge way. extraordinary courage, were anxious to spare his life, and gagehim e fave W' eadf WIN f0ll0W Of Obey- repeated intimations of their wishes, he, however, rejected indignantly B . DRYDEN- g every overture ofthe kind and fought with increased fury. He,i3it was, Hai, gauant Trippe' We an with joy Once more' I J ' who gave Lieutenant Trippe eleven wounds. Trippe's life was only-saved Behold you-safe Upon you, native sham: t by hisgreat. activity and perfect self-possession. Finding that thje Turk . Safe from the efforts of each savage foe, would not yield, Trippe was at length compelled in self-defense ghough And from those coasts where stormy tempegfs blow: , with great reluctance, to inflict a mortal wound. Lieutenantyiflrippe eountry greets you as her fav'r1te son. A during his whole life regretted the necessity he was under ofputtlhg the Wzenagjellf grvwng, byfeafs Ofvalvrwonz Turk' to- death. Years after the event had occurred, so great was his Theymeftfe g'g9'L'Jeg5og'ejjrf1i'g ffLfiCf:f1alafmf g, sensibility on the occasion,'that he shed tears in reciting to the you, heart undaunted stigdisfaifd to Wald ' J eircumsEance1sh.Noble, generous spirit -- conspicuous. alike 'Qor his 'Whilst strength remain'd your well-tried sword to wield, umam y an IS chivalry' , ' . . J it Ki I -, Your courage brightfelt no regaining bounds' For his personal gallantry and fearless leadership in this action was Alfhaugh disabled by e,e,,e,, wounds: commended by Congress and awarded a sword of honor. ' Prqceed thus nobly in your c0untry'5 Cause, -In .1805 Lieutenant T rippe visited the United States, but returnedito the iugpefjt hen flfag, her dignity and laws, I Mediterranean to serve again the following year. In 1808 he was asgigned Q mzthf Lffgrojs ggi? 'fudqff her lriefzll. I , I to Charleston, South Carolina, to enforce 'President Jefferson's embargo A d ti I n you 'Pf0mP. 0,ey her Call, legislation. Two years later Lieutenant Trippe, now Commanding ,Qfficer n us in time when fit occasion s shewn, of the schooner VIXEN f- d . ., E W, A Ndson we may boast ofas our own. U th . y . , was' ire upon by the British sloop MOSEIQLE off e . C. e coast of Florida. Trippe immediately prepared for action, but agibattle V , . g - was averted when the British Captain tendered a written apologyiqtor his V t A -action. Lieutenant Trippe died at sea on 9' July 1810, while enrdfute to . New Orleans. , D E . . if A ' rg., 8d., we 'A-2 , -- - .... ..-.. W-,E A I ' a V ' 'f ff-f 'l 1-gf g f 1,4 , f,a?f -4,--bn,-YA, al..-W--WMM-an-'A N

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a'i1.,.T ..,:.:Z:-Lf-lush-,,g E 1 vvzpww I 5 V 5 O WY W ' S TRIPPE QFF 1075y U S S TRIPPE I ston Naval Shipyard Charles ESCORT SHIP ut avallabmty m Charleston NAMED IN HONOR OF LIEUTENANT JOHN TRIPPE Us E NAVY' her tralmng In Guantanamo HERO OF THE TRIPOLITAN WAR E deployed to Southeast Asla Keel Lald July 29 1968 h Vietnam Followlng duty In Launched Nov 1 1969 an Returmng to Newport In C became the flrst Knox Class ommlssmned Sept 19 1970 - - 3- -. -,,- m,...,A ,JI-as wr --.f -V '...Y- fm- A A d t N THE NAVAL PROFESSION HAS NO SUPERIOR IN HONOR AND SERVICE TO OUR 0 ewpm R' ' Ja a'V COUNTRY ,- Admiral Claudev Ricketts and the flrst destroyer to be BUILT BY AVONDALE SHIPVARDS, INC., WESTWEGO5 LOUISIANA ' 3 - , f vu ' 'C ' t , t , e ,O I : A ' 1 sc I ' - I D l,, . I I B Il a e 0 9 E I Length overall . Beam ...... Draft ........ Displacement . . Maximum speed Propulsion .... Armament . . Crew. . . 1813 I ' O A U.S.S. TRIPPE -A U S naval shlp In 18 years to I THE FOURTH SHIP OF THE FLEET TO BEAR THE NAME n ant: submanne warfare dur BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE VERA CRUZ fte' makme d'P'0mat'c good ANTI SUBMARINE PATROL AND CONVOY Canary Islands Dakar Sen WORLD W AR I Sea and the Suez Cana' to TRANS ATLANTIC PATROL AND ESCORT go Gam Upon he' 'em' to NORTH AFRICAN OCCUPATION de Mallorca Spam The de SICILIAN OPERATION ks pr or to returning to the SALERNO LANDINGS one USS TRIPPE earned the SINKING OF GERMAN SUBMARINE U 73 G U S New S v'S'f SNP rev PATROL AND ESCORT PACIFIC TARGET SHIP BIKINI ATOLL ATOMIC TESTS nf ocfobe' TR'P E 60 IT IS TIME WE SHOULD ESTABLISH A NATIONAL CHARACTER LET THAT . I . Two 1200 psi boilers, one shaft driven by steam turbinesg 35,000 SHP output . . One 5'!54 caliber rapid-firing gun Anti-Submarine Rocket-CASROCJ Torpedo tubes amidships ffourj Close In Weapon System CCIWSJ A Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System 1970 1813 1914 1917 1918 1941 1942 1941 1943 1943 1943 1943 1945 1946 'af 's ' ad 'f ' to 's't 'g CHARACTER BE A LOVE OF COUNTRY AND JEALOUSY OF ITS HONOR, AND IN Names Italy and spm Yu SEAMAN ALSO VENERATION FOR OUR FLAG yment TRIPPE was awarded dung overall performance and Ben-'amm Stoddert pated In varlous Atlantic Fleet WEST COAST OF ITALY OPERATIONS ' ' 1944 f . - I w I 0 .

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