Question

What did the American Navy do when their own ship, the Philadelphia, was overtaken and the pirates planned to use it to attack other ships?
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They paid Tripoli tribute to have the ship returned.
They quietly sailed into Tripoli harbor at night and then set the ship on fire.
They sank the ship in a battle at Derna.
They traded for it back with the merchandise they were planning to trade with France.

Answer 1

They quietly sailed into Tripoli harbor at night and then set the ship on fire.