about US naval vessels USS Cyane British naval vessels HMS Cyane File Virgil Solis Ovid Met 5 431ff Cyane dissolving.jpg thumb 300px Cyane dissolves in tears, an engraving 1581 by Virgil Solis to illustrate Ovid s tale For the butterfly genus, see Asterope . In Greek mythology , Cyane or Kyane dark blue in Greek language Greek was a nymph who tried to prevent Hades from abducting Persephone , her playmate. Upon failure, she dissolved away in tears and melted into her pool. ref Ovid , Metamorphoses 5. 407 464 ref In a slightly different version, Cyane was the Naiad i.e. the fresh water nymph of a spring in the Sicily Sicilian town of Syracuse, Italy Syracuse . After witnessing Hades s abduction of the goddess Persephone and trying to prevent it, she was turned to liquid by Hades. ref Diodorus Siculus , Library of History 5. 2. 3 ref Cyane had as a partner the river god Anapos or Anapis . ref Claudius Aelianus Aelian , Historical Miscellany 2. 33 ref ref Nonnus , Dionysiaca 6. 129 ff ref She cited their love as an example of consensual relationship while trying to convince Hades not to take ... TV series Xena Warrior Princess , Cyane is a recurring name of prominent Amazons Amazon warriors ... in Xenaverse , played respectively by Vicky Pratt as Cyane III , Selma Blair as Cyane I , Shelley Edwards as Cyane IV and Morgan Reese Fairhead as Cyane V . Cyane II appears in Young Hercules series, played by Katrina Browne . There are probably some other Cyanes between Cyane I and Cyane II , but they are not shown in the series. All shown Cyanes are powerful and charismatic, but Cyane IV is somewhat aphoristic, and Cyane V overly polite and shy. The first Cyane came from the future she taught ..., Cyane III defeated both Xena in a physical battle and Alti in a spiritual battle . She was trusting of Xena and even offered to let her join the tribe. Xena betrayed Cyane when Alti offered her a better deal . Alti wanted Cyane s blood, and after she drank it she kept Cyane s soul and the souls ... more details
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Cyane , after the Greek nymph . The HMS Cyane 1806 USS Cyane 1815 , was originally HMS Cyane captured in 1815 and taken into the US Navy, where she served until 1836. The USS Cyane 1837 , was a 22 gun sloop of war, launched in 1837 and decommissioned in 1871. The USS Cyane YFB 4 , was formerly the Gwin , renamed Cyane on 11 April 1918. Source DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs c16 list.htm Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Cyane Category United States Navy ship names pl USS Cyane sl USS Cyane ... more details
Several ships of the Royal Navy have born the name, HMS Cyane . HMS Cyane 1796 HMS Cyane was an 18 gun sloop built in 1796 that the French captured in May 1805 and that the British recaptured in October, when she was renamed HMS Cerf she was sold in 1809. HMS Cyane 1806 HMS Cyane was a Banterer Class post ship Banterer Class Sixth rate Sixth Rate Post ship built in 1806 and captured by the USS Constitution in 1815 she served in the US Navy thereafter as the USS Cyane 1815 USS Cyane , and was broken up in 1836. DEFAULTSORT Cyane, HMS Category Royal Navy ship names shipindex ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox planet width 25em background FFFFC0 name 403 Cyane discoverer Auguste Charlois discovered May 18, 1895 alt names 1895 BX named after Cyane mp category Asteroid belt Main belt epoch 30 January 2005 Julian day JD 2453400.5 semimajor 420.468 Gm 2.811 Astronomical unit AU perihelion 379.696 Gm 2.538 AU aphelion 461.241 Gm 3.083 AU eccentricity 0.097 period 1721.083 d 4.71 Julian year astronomy a inclination 9.154 asc node 244.854 arg peri 251.819 mean anomaly 195.439 avg speed 17.77 km s dimensions 49.0 km mass unknown density unknown surface grav unknown escape velocity unknown rotation unknown spectral type unknown abs magnitude 9.1 albedo unknown single temperature unknown 403 Cyane is a typical Asteroid belt Main belt asteroid . It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on May 18, 1895 in Nice . Minor planets navigator 402 Chlo 404 Arsino Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Cyane Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named from Greek mythology Category Discoveries by Auguste Charlois Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1895 Beltasteroid stub de 403 Cyane el 403 es 403 Cyane eo 403 Ciano eu 403 Cyane fa fr 403 Cyan it 403 Cyane la 403 Cyane hu 403 Cyane ja no 403 Cyane nn 403 Cyane pl 403 Cyane pt 403 Cyane sk 403 Cyane sl 403 Cijana sr 403 Cyane tl 403 Cyane uk 403 vi 403 Cyane yo 403 Cyane zh 403 ... more details
MarsGeo name Cyane Fossae image Image Cyane Fossae.JPG 200px caption Cyane Fossae, as seen by HiRISE . More information can be found under Fossa geology . location latitude 32.57 N or S N longitude 120.17 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming Cyane Fossae is a trough in the Diacria quadrangle of Mars. Its location is centered at 32.57 north latitude and 120.17 west longitude. It is convert 938 km mi long and was named after a classical albedo feature name. ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref References reflist Category Valleys and canyons on Mars Category Diacria quadrangle Mars stub pt Cyane Fossae ... more details
Other ships USS Cyane Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Image HMS Cyane stern.jpg 300px Ship caption Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country United Kingdom Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 100x35px Royal Navy Ensign Ship name HMS Cyane Ship namesake Ship ordered 30 January 1805 Ship builder Ship laid down August 1805 Ship launched 14 October 1806 Ship acquired Ship commissioned March 1807 Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship fate Captured by USS Constitution , 20 February 1815 Ship status Ship notes Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country United States Ship flag USN flag 1835 Ship name USS Cyane Ship acquired by capture, 20 February 1815 Ship commissioned 1815 Ship decommissioned 1827 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship fate Broken up, 1836 Ship status Ship notes Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Sclass Banterer corvette ... br 20 32 pounder 15 kg carronade s br 8 18 pounder 8 kg carronades Ship notes Cyane was a Royal Navy ... , near Exeter , England . She was ordered in January 1805 as HMS Columbine and was renamed HMS Cyane 1806 Cyane on 6 December of that year. Under Captain Thomas Staines she captured the Spanish privateer ... HMS Cyane and HMS Levant after a 40 minute night engagement off Madeira . With Constitution ... court and purchased by the Navy and renamed USS Cyane . Cyane cruised off the west coast of Africa ... to be Shot up by Old Ironsides concerning the discovery of three pages of HMS Cyane s logbook from 13 ... DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs c16 cyane i.htm See also Capture of Cyane External links http www.ageofnelson.org MichaelPhillips info.php?ref 0674 HMS Cyane at Ships of the Old Navy DEFAULTSORT Cyane 1806 Category Sailing frigates of the United States Navy Category 1806 ships de HMS Cyane ... more details
otherships HMS Cyane Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image File HMS Cyane stern.jpg 300px HMS Cyane from stern Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United Kingdom of Great ... Royal Navy Ensign Ship name HMS Cyane Ship ordered 30 January 1805 Ship builder John Bass, Topsham ... Medal with clasps Cyane 25 27 June 1809 ref London Gazette issue 20939 startpage 242 date 26 January 1849 ref Cyane 16 Jany. 1814 ref London Gazette issue 20939 startpage 244 date 26 January 1849 ... US Ship flag USN flag 1835 Ship name USS Cyane Ship acquired By capture, 20 February 1815 Ship ... 20 32 pounder carronades QD 8 18 pounder carronades Fc 4 12 pounder guns Ship notes HMS Cyane was a Royal ... Cyane on 6 December of that year. Cyane had a distinguished career in British service that included .... She then served as the USS Cyane , including a stint on anti slavery duties, until she was broken ... 1827 Supplement, Part 1, pp.86 93. ref In 1807, Cyane took part in the operations off Copenhagen ... navy surrendered, Cyane participated in the blockade of Zealand . ref name Magazine 1830, p.279 .... ref name Marshall Suppl 1 On 8 December, Cyane was in company with HMS Vanguard 1787 2 , HMS ... 457 date 4 April 1809 ref Mediterranean service On 23 February 1808, Cyane sailed for the Mediterranean ... 1805 2 to negotiate with the Supreme Junta. ref name Marshall Suppl 1 Cyane spent the next ten ... Suppl 1 1809 Cyane then transferred to the command of Rear Admiral George Martin, who was in command of British naval forces on the Naples station. ref name Winfield On 8 May 1809, Cyane captured ... as to the appropriate meaning. ref Two days later, Cyane and HMS Alceste 1806 2 sank two ... and destroyed a third tower, all without any casualties to Cyane . ref name Marshall Suppl 1 On 26 May Cyane arrived at Milazzo in north west Sicily where she met up with Admiral Martin in HMS Canopus ... Spartiate 1798 2 , HMS Warrior 1781 2 , Cyane and HMS Espoir 1804 2 , together with transports and the like ... more details
No footnotes date October 2011 otherships USS Cyane Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Image USS Cyane.jpg 300px USS Cyane Ship caption USS Cyane Taking Possession of San Diego Old Town July 1846 , by Carlton T. Chapman detail Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1887 Ship name USS Cyane Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Boston Navy Yard Ship laid down Ship launched 2 December 1837 Ship acquired Ship commissioned May 1838 Ship decommissioned 20 September 1871 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship motto Ship ... notes The second USS Cyane was a sloop of war in the United States Navy during the Mexican American War . Cyane was launched 2 December 1837 by Boston Navy Yard . She was commissioned in May 1838, Commander ... 1844. Sailing again for the Pacific 10 August 1845, Cyane served on the west coast during the Mexican ... Battalion boarded Cyane , now under the command of Commander Samuel Francis Du Pont , and the ship ... accessdate 2008 03 02 ref A detachment of Marines and sailors from Cyane took possession of the town, raising the American flag. They were followed shortly by the Fremont volunteers and Cyane s detachment ... battery 2 September. Entering the Gulf of California , Cyane seized La Paz, Baja California Sur La ... 1851 and 24 June 1852 Cyane sailed in the Home Squadron , rejoining it 10 October 1852 to cruise constantly ... right thumb Bombardment of Greytown, 1854 In August 1858 Cyane stood out for the Pacific, joining the Pacific Squadron. In 1863, during the Civil War, the Cyane prevented the sloop J. M. Chapman ... overhauls, the Cyane was constantly employed on the coasts of North and South America until decommissioned ... History magazine October 2007 The role of the USS Cyane in first laying claim to San Diego DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs c16 cyane ii.htm refend DEFAULTSORT Cyane Category Sloops of the United ... of California USS Cyane ... more details
Multiple issues cleanup August 2008 refimprove August 2008 File Capture of H.M. Ships Cyane & Levant, by the U.S. Frigate Constitution.jpg 300px right Capture of H.M. Ships Cyane & Levant, by the U.S. Frigate Constitution painting by Thomas Birch Campaignbox War of 1812 Naval The capture of HMS Cyane was a naval action which took place as part of the War of 1812 . The British warships HMS Cyane 1806 HMS Cyane and HMS Levant 1813 HMS Levant fought the USS Constitution on 20 February 1815 in mid Atlantic. Both Cyane and Levant were captured in an ensuing action Levant was recaptured by the British. The war had actually finished a few days earlier with the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent by both sides, but the combatants were not aware of this. The combatants HMS Cyane was a Royal Navy Banterer Class post ship Banterer Class Sixth rate Sixth Rate Post ship in company with the 6th rate flush ... by Captain Charles Stewart. In the battle, the Constitution closed with and battered the Cyane with broadsides ... Cyane s course. Constitution put on sail and took a port tack to take Cyane under stern rake. Both ... was recaptured and returned to British service. Aftermath Constitution and USS Cyane 1796 USS Cyane returned to port to find that the War of 1812 was over. The United States later took HMS Cyane into service as the USS Cyane . Documents These documents are from the U.S. National Archive containing ... the U.S. Frigate Constitution and H.M. Ships Cyane and Levant, 20 February 1815 Commences with light .... At 20 minutes past 6, took possession of H.M. Ship Cyane, Captain Gordon Falcon, mounting 34 guns ... the encounter with H.M. Ships Cyane and Levant, 20 February 1815 Throughout the night standing to the northward ... a boat on board and took possession of His Majesty s Ship Cyane Capt Gordon Falcon mounting 34 guns ... gunnery. The Cyane when she struck had five feet water in the hold and otherwise very much cut ... missing date December 2010 DEFAULTSORT Capture Of Hms Cyane Category Naval battles of the War of 1812 ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Anapos was a water god of eastern Sicily in Greek mythology . When he opposed the kidnapping of Persephone along with the nymph Cyane , Hades turned them into a river the river Anapo in southern Sicily and a fountain, respectively. Category Greek gods Category Greek mythology Category Sea and river gods Greek deity stub de Anapos it Anapo mitologia sr ... more details
Tenant McLanahan about 1820 &ndash 11 February 1848 was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican American War . Biography Born in Louisiana , McLanahan was appointed midshipman 12 December 1839 and passed midshipman 2 July 1845. He served in USS Preble 1839 Preble in the Mediterranean Squadron United States Mediterranean Squadron in USS Delaware 1820 Delaware , USS Brandywine 1825 Brandywine , and USS Macedonian 1836 Macedonia in the Brazil Squadron Brazil , African Squadron African , and East Indian Squadron s, 1840 45 and in USS Shark 1821 Shark , USS Portsmouth 1843 Portsmouth and USS Cyane 1837 Cyane in the Pacific Squadron , 1846 48. While attached to Cyane , he was one of Lieutenant Charles Heywood s party besieged by Mexico Mexican forces at the Siege of San Jos del Cabo , Baja California , 24 January to 14 February 1848. The small group had been left by Commodore William Shubrick to defend San Jose. He conducted himself in a gallant, unflinching, and devoted manner as Heywood s second in command, until he was killed by a rifleshot in the neck 11 February 1848. Namesake Two ships have been named USS McLanahan USS McLanahan for him. References DANFS Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Maclanahan, Tenant ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1820 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1848 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Maclanahan, Tenant Category 1820 births Category 1848 deaths Category United States Navy officers Category American military personnel of the Mexican American War Category People from Louisiana ... more details
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Columbine , after the common name for the plant Aquilegia . A seventh was planned, but renamed before being launched HMS Cyane 1806 HMS Columbine was to have been a 22 gun sixth rate , but she was renamed HMS Cyane 1806 6 in 1805 and launched in 1806. HMS Columbine 1806 6 was an 18 gun Cruizer class brig sloop Cruizer class brig sloop launched in 1806 and wrecked in 1824. HMS Columbine 1826 6 was an 18 gun sloop of war sloop launched in 1826. She was converted to a 12 gun brig in 1849, a coal hulk in 1854, and was sold in 1892. HMS Columbine 1862 6 was a wooden screw sloop launched in 1862 and broken up in 1875. HMS Columbine 1897 6 was a tender purchased in 1897 and sold in 1907. HMS Wild Swan 1876 HMS Columbine was an Osprey class sloop Osprey class screw sloop of war sloop launched as HMS Wild Swan 1876 6 in 1876, converted to a base ship and renamed HMS Clyde in 1904, renamed HMS Columbine in 1912 and sold in 1920. HMS Columbine K94 6 was a Flower class corvette Flower class corvette launched in 1940. She was sold in 1946 as the civilian vessel Lief Welding , and was broken up in 1966. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Columbine, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Beekman Verplanck Hoffman born in Poughkeepsie, New York , 28 November 1789 died in Jamaica, New York Jamaica , Long Island , 10 December 1834 was a United States Navy officer. Biography He entered the Navy as midshipman on 4 July 1805, was commissioned lieutenant on 21 May 1812, and commander on 5 March 1817, and reached the grade of captain on 7 March 1829. He served first in the USS Argus 1803 Argus under John Trippe Captain Trippe , and was attached later to the frigate USS Constitution Constitution , and participated in all her battles. He was present at the victory over the English ship HMS Guerriere 1806 6 on 19 August 1812, at that over the HMS Java 1811 2 on 29 December 1812, and at the combat with the HMS Cyane 1806 2 and HMS Levant 1813 2 off Madeira on 20 February 1820, and carried the Cyane into New York City New York . References Cite Appletons Hoffman, Beekman Verplanck year 1892 vb 1 DEFAULTSORT Hoffman, Beekman V. Category 1789 births Category 1834 deaths Category United States Navy officers ... more details
, Naval History magazine October 2007 The role of the USS Cyane in first laying claim to San Diego DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs c16 cyane ii.htm refend refbegin Folkman, D. 1972 . The Nicaragua ... more details
1914 when Gwin decommissioned for use as a ferryboat. On 11 April 1918 her name was changed to USS CyaneCyane , and she was re classified YFB 4 on 17 July 1920. Her name was struck from the Navy Register ... more details
, Cleodora , Daphnis , Melaina Cyane The Cyrtonian nymphs local springs in the town of Cyrtones, Boeotia ..., 3. 89 in a list of Sicilan springs, of which only Arethousa and Cyane are known to have actually ..., of which only Arethousa and Cyane are known to have actually been personified Metope mythology ... of Sicilan springs, of which only Arethousa and Cyane are known to have actually been personified ... more details
J. M. Chapman , 90 Ton schooner , was purchased by in 1863, by Asbury Harpending and other California members of the Knights of the Golden Circle in San Francisco to outfit as a Confederate privateer . ref http www.hazegray.org danfs csn annex 1.txt DANFS Online Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships , Page 584, APPENDIX II. ANNEX I, PRIVATEERS COMMISSIONED BY THE CONFEDERATE STATES GOVERNMENT ref The object of Harpending was to raid Pacific Mail Steamship Company ships along the Pacific coast carrying gold and silver shipments to Panama City Panama , to capture and carry it back to support the Confederacy. Their attempt was detected and the ship and crew were seized on the night of their intended departure by a boarding party of the USS Cyane 1837 USS Cyane , revenue officers and San Francisco police. ref http www.militarymuseum.org Pac 20Sqdn.html California Military Museum The Pacific Squadron of 1861 1866 , The following article is taken from Aurora Hunt s book, The Army of the Pacific Its operations in California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, plains region, Mexico, etc. 1860 1866, under the chapter The Pacific Squadron of 1861 1866. pp.305 310 ref ref http books.google.com books?id s99i3BauLjoC&dq 22Rufus Henry Ingram 22&source gbs navlinks s John Boessenecker, Badge and Buckshot Lawlessness in Old California , University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. pg. 135 136 ref The ship was lost in December 1864 between Shoalwater Bay and San Francisco. ref W. Craig Gaines, Encyclopedia of Civil War shipwrecks, LSU Press, 2008, p.28 ref References reflist DISPLAYTITLE J. M. Chapman privateer Category Confederate States Navy Category California in the American Civil War Category Privateer ships Category Maritime history of California ... more details
Four ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Gwin for William Gwin naval officer William Gwin . USS Gwin TB 16 Gwin TB 16 was a torpedo boat , commissioned in 1898 and decommissioned in 1914. She was renamed Cyane and reclassified YFB 4 in 1920, and finally sold in 1925 USS Gwin DD 71 Gwin DD 71 was a Caldwell class destroyer Caldwell class destroyer commissioned in 1920, and decommissioned in 1922. USS Gwin DD 433 Gwin DD 433 was a Gleaves class destroyer Gleaves class destroyer, commissioned in 1941, served in World War II and sank in battle in July 1943. USS Gwin DM 33 Gwin DM 33 was a Robert H. Smith class destroyer Robert H. Smith class destroyer minelayer , commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1958. She was transferred to Turkey in 1971 and renamed TCG Muavenet DM 357 . She was scrapped in 1992. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Gwin Category United States Navy ship names pl USS Gwin sl USS Gwin ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Doxocopa image Doxocopa agathina sup.jpg image caption Doxocopa agathina regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Nymphalidae subfamilia Apaturinae genus Doxocopa genus authority Jacob H bner H bner , 1819 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Doxocopa agathina Doxocopa burmeisteri Doxocopa callianira Doxocopa cherubina Doxocopa clothilda Doxocopa cyane Doxocopa druryi Doxocopa elis Doxocopa excelsa Doxocopa kallina Doxocopa lavinia Doxocopa laure Doxocopa laurentia Doxocopa linda Doxocopa mentas Doxocopa pavon Doxocopa plesaurina Doxocopa seraphina Doxocopa vacuna Doxocopa zalmunna Doxocopa zunilda Doxocopa is a genus of neotropical butterfly butterflies in the family Nymphalidae , subfamily Apaturinae . External links http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea nymphalidae apaturinae doxocopa index.html Doxocopa at funit.fi Category Apaturinae Apaturinae stub es Doxocopa fr Doxocopa hu Doxocopa no Doxocopa zh ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Sir Thomas Staines , 1776 &ndash 13 July 1830 , Captain in the Royal Navy , Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Bath , and of the Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit Sicilian Order of St. Ferdinand and Merit , and Order of the Crescent Knight of the Ottoman Order of the Crescent . From March 1807 through November 1809, he was captain of HMS Cyane 1806 HMS Cyane . It was his service on Cyane , particularly at Naples between 25 and 27 June 1809, which cost him his arm, that led to his knighthood and the Order of Saint Ferdinand. ref DNB Cite wstitle Staines, Thomas ref On 17 September 1814 HMS Briton 1812 HMS Briton under his command, along with HMS Tagus HMS Tagus , were the first British ships to visit the Pitcairn Islands after the HMS Bounty Bounty and discover the fate of the Mutiny on the Bounty mutineers &ndash this was six and half years after the American ship Mayhew Folger Topaz rediscovered Pitcairn. However, Staines was unaware of that discovery. ref The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ... , Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1831, Volume 15 Original from Harvard University Digitized 3 Aug 2007 Chapter X Sir Thomas Staines http books.google.co.uk books?id ENoKAAAAYAAJ&pg PA367 PPA348,M1 pp. 348 374 ref ref The Gentleman s Magazine s.n., 1830. Volume 148 July Dec. 1830 Obituary Captain Sir T. Staines . http books.google.co.uk books?id kPcRAAAAYAAJ&pg PA280 PPA277,M1 p. 277 280 ref ref The European Magazine, and London Review , Philological Society of London, 1816, Volume 69 Jan. June 1816 Mutineers of the Bounty . http books.google.co.uk books?id mOwRAAAAYAAJ&pg PA62 PPA134,M1 p. 134,135 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Staines, Thomas ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1776 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 13 July 1830 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Staines, Thomas Category 1776 births Category 1830 deaths Category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bat ... more details
Infobox military person name William Branford Shubrick birth date 31 October 1790 death date 27 May 1874 birth place South Carolina death place Washington, D.C. placeofburial placeofburial label Place of burial image Image William B Shubrick.jpg 250px caption nickname allegiance United States United States of America serviceyears 1806 1861 rank Rear admiral United States Rear Admiral branch United States Navy commands unit battles Capture of Cyane Capture of HMS Cyane awards laterwork signature Appletons Shubrick, John Templar William Branford signature.png William Branford Shubrick 31 October 1790 27 May 1874 was an officer in the United States Navy . His active duty career extended from 1806 to 1861, including service in the War of 1812 and the Mexican American War he retired in the early months of the American Civil War Civil War . Biography Born at Belvedere, Bull s Island, South Carolina , Shubrick studied at Harvard before accepting an appointment as a midshipman in 1806. Following service in the Mediterranean in USS Wasp Wasp , he served in USS Argus 1803 Argus along the Atlantic coast of the United States. After duty in USS Hornet 1805, brig Hornet early in the War of 1812 , he was assigned to USS Constellation 1797 Constellation and, while that frigate was at Norfolk, Virginia , he led a party of bluejackets in beating off a Kingdom of Great Britain British boat attack against Craney Island Virginia Craney Island on 22 June 1813. He subsequently won a Congressional Gold Medal Congressional medal for service in USS Constitution Constitution during Capture of Cyane her capture of HMS Cyane 1806 HMS Cyane and HMS Levant 1813 Levant . During the more than three decades separating the War of 1812 from the Mexican American War , Shubrick commanded, in turn, USS Lexington 1825 Lexington and USS Natchez 1827 Natchez directed operation of the West Indies Squadron United States West Indies Squadron from 1838 to 1840 and headed the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing fr ... more details
in company with HMS Cyane 1806 2 . Cyane spotted two 44 gun French frigates, French frigate Alcm ne ... her and after a chase that left Cyane far behind, captured Alcm ne , though not without a fight ... he brought her alongside Venerable and attempted a boarding. ref name NC31 Jason and Cyane tracked Iphig nie and initially fired on her but broke off the engagement because they were out gunned. Cyane ..., having again left Cyane behind. In the chase, Iphig nie cast off her anchors and threw her boats ... more details
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