The British frigate HMS Shannon, commanded by Capt. Philip Broke, engaged and captured the American frigate USS Chesapeake under Capt. James Lawrence in a brief but bloody single-ship action off Boston.
The loss of Chesapeake, and the mortal wounding of Lawrence — remembered for his alleged last words “Don’t give up the ship” — was a high-profile naval defeat that shocked American public opinion and influenced U.S. naval operations in the War of 1812.
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In response to recent attacks on commercial vessels attributed to Iran-linked networks, the president ordered U.S. Navy escort operations for merchant ships transiting the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman and directed commanders to take defensive military measures to protect American forces and vessels.
The president directed the Department of Defense to increase naval patrols and reposition carrier strike and escort vessels to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to deter attacks on international commercial shipping.
Following Houthi attacks on commercial vessels, the Pentagon announced deployment of additional U.S. destroyers, mine-countermeasure vessels and patrol aircraft to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to escort merchant shipping and protect navigation lanes.
U.S. forces carried out targeted strikes against Houthi-controlled facilities and vessels linked to attacks on commercial shipping and U.S. or allied maritime assets in the Red Sea corridor.