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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ALWAYS READY, NEVER KNOWING! 30 DEC 86 Depart Charleston, SC Underway 4112 daysb 11-13 JAN 87 Rota, Spain Underway 418 daysj 22-23 JAN 87 Augusta Bay, Sicily, ltaly Underway 4121 daysj 14-17 FEB 87 Alexandria, Egypt Underway 416 daysj 24 FEB-10 MAR 87 Alexandria, Egypt Underway 4127 daysj 7 APR-12 APR Naples, Italy Underway 413 daysj D'Mrtr2ss SIS --.,,,,-H XMLLORC 0 nl f-af' 924 NAU 5:1 onrewr E A-'lem EAL Aw efll The Mediterranean Sea as its name implies is a sea in the middle of the land History records an endless struggle for power along its shores The origins of Western civilization are traceable to the lands near the eastern shore For six thousand years it has been the crossroads of old and new civilizations For the past two thousand years with the spread of its cultural influence to northern Europe it has been the garden of Western ideals. It is the meeting place of three continents . . . Europe Asia and Africa. The Mediterranean is distinctly the world s most international sea. Linked to two oceans the Mediterranean is actually an inland extension of the Atlantic but retains none of its characteristics. By contrast the Mediterranean is quieter shallower and warmer. In the East it is linked with the Indian Ocean by the Suez Canal but the lndian Ocean has no influence on the sea s equilibrium. However the canal gives the Mediterranean a renewed importance as a commercial waterway. In the northeast the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov are linked to the Mediterranean via the Bosphorous and the Dardanelles Strait. Extending from approximately five degrees West to approximately 36 degrees East the Mediterranean spans a distance of 2 300 miles. The northern shore is separated by 1 080 miles from the southern shore. It contains a total area of just less than a million square miles. Fifteen different languages are spoken along its shores and twenty nations have direct access to its waters. 4 The free use of the Mediterranean is a vital part of the defense of Western Europe. It is in this complex and volatile environment that the United States Sixth Fleet has operated for more than a quarter of a century. l 10 LIC