Keywords: monochrome blackandwhite boat vehicle outdoor black and white On 7 January 1822, the schooner Porpoise captured 6 pirate vessels off Cuba and destroyed their base. Also on this date, the brig Spark recaptured a Dutch sloop, which had been taken as a prize by pirates. Lieutenant J. H. Elton, commanding Spark, sent a landing party ashore and destroyed the pirate’s base in the West Indies. USS Spark, Brig, 1814-1826. Plan of Spar and Sails by C. Ware, Boston Navy Yard, circa 1819. Original Plan is in the National Archives. NHHC Photograph Collection, NH 57008. On 7 January 1822, the schooner Porpoise captured 6 pirate vessels off Cuba and destroyed their base. Also on this date, the brig Spark recaptured a Dutch sloop, which had been taken as a prize by pirates. Lieutenant J. H. Elton, commanding Spark, sent a landing party ashore and destroyed the pirate’s base in the West Indies. USS Spark, Brig, 1814-1826. Plan of Spar and Sails by C. Ware, Boston Navy Yard, circa 1819. Original Plan is in the National Archives. NHHC Photograph Collection, NH 57008. |