Don't Give Up the Ship!
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“Don’t Give up the Ship!” is a motto of the U.S. Navy inspired by the command of mortally wounded Captain James Lawrence upon losing the USS Chesapeake to the HMS Shannon in the Battle of the Capes of the War of 1812.
The phrase is often presented as Lawrence’s last words, though he did not die until three days after the event. Though the five word utterance has been a succinct expression of naval determination, naval historians since the event have depicted it in differing words and nuance. [1]
“Don’t Give up the Ship!” is commonly accepted, though a variation adds context: “Tell the men to fight faster. Fight till she sinks, boys. Don’t give up the ship!”
Others include:
“Tell the men to fire faster, and not give up the ship -- the colors shall wave as long as I live!” - the official account of Lt. George Budd in his report to the Secretary of the Navy, June 15, 1813.
“Never strike the flag of my ship!” – naval historian James Fenimore Cooper.
“Don’t give up the boat!” – the Telegraph, London.
“Don’t give up the ship. Burn her!” – Jeff Macechak, the Burlington County (New Jersey) Historical Society, which is located in the childhood homes of both James Lawrence and James Fenimore Cooper.
References[edit]
- ↑ Dickon, Chris (2008). The Enduring Journey of the USS Chesapeake. Charleston, SC: History Press, p. 66 ISBN 978-1-59629-298-7
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