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Henry Wadsworth

Birth
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Death
4 Sep 1804 (aged 19)
Libya
Burial
Tripoli, Ṭarābulus, Libya Add to Map
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US Navy Lieutenant. Wadsworth joined the US Navy as a midshipman in 1799. He served during the Quasi-War with France and in the first two expeditions against Tripoli in 1801 and 1802. He volunteered to join the crew of the "Intrepid" whose mission was to destroy the pirate floatilla in Tripoli harbor. On September 4, 1804, while carrying out this mission, the "Intrepid" exploded killing Wadsworth and 12 other men aboard. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, his nephew, was named in his honor.
US Navy Lieutenant. Wadsworth joined the US Navy as a midshipman in 1799. He served during the Quasi-War with France and in the first two expeditions against Tripoli in 1801 and 1802. He volunteered to join the crew of the "Intrepid" whose mission was to destroy the pirate floatilla in Tripoli harbor. On September 4, 1804, while carrying out this mission, the "Intrepid" exploded killing Wadsworth and 12 other men aboard. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, his nephew, was named in his honor.

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