Question

What was the fate of the warship Philadelphia? She led the raid against the Barbary pirates, but was destroyed in the battle by cannon fire. She returned to the United States after defeating the Barbary pirates, and she was made into a museum in the Philadelphia harbor. She was captured by the British, all her sailors impressed, and then she was sunk by French warships. She went aground near Tripoli, her sailors were imprisoned, and then she was burned to the waterline by American sailors.

Answer 1

The fate of the warship Philadelphia was that she went aground near Tripoli in 1803 during the First Barbary War. After being grounded, her crew was imprisoned by the Tripolitan pirates. To prevent her from being used by the enemy, American sailors later burned her to the waterline on February 16, 1804, in a daring operation led by Lieutenant Stephen Decatur. This act ensured that the Philadelphia would not serve the Barbary pirates.