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USS Somers

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Name: USS Somers
Type: brig
When launched (Date built): 1842
Place built: United States, New York, New York

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US Navy ship that capsized off the coast of Vera Cruz (1842-1846)

(Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)

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Le Canot Baleinier Du Brig Français Le Mercure. Se laisse affaler sous le vent du Brig Americain le Somers et au risque d'etre englouti, sauve 10 hommes de ce batiment, naufrage devant la Vera Cruz.

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