"Don't Give Up the Ship"-- Part 2

This information comes from Answer.com which spotlighted the story.

A FOLLOW UP

The timbers of the Chesapeake were bought for 500 British pounds and used to build the Chesapeake Mills in Wickham, Hampshire, England, in 1820 after the ship was broken up. The mill continued operations until 1976 and still stands today.

The Chesapeake's mess kettle and officers chest is located at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Until 1991, the figure head of the Chesapeake was displayed outside the offices of the Olau Line in the Old Royal Naval Shipyard until it was damaged in a move. I'm not sure that it still exists.

In 2000, a piece of the Chesapeake taken from mill renovations was returned to the United States. Of interest, it was mounted on a wooden plaque that came from renovations of the famous British warship HMS Victory.

Captain Lawrence's body was buried in Halifax, where the ship was taken after the battle. It was later returned to the US and reinterred at Trinity Churchyard in NYC.

The HMS Shannon continued service and had its name changed to HMS St. Lawrence (of interest since Lawrence was the US Naval captain) in 1844 and was broken up in 1859.

In 1855, the 51-gun screw frigate HMS Chesapeake was launched and served until the 1870s.

The 196th anniversary. Out of defeat, a slogan.

Like I Said, "Don't Give Up the Ship."