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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
U.S. Ship of the Line "Delaware"
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

U.S. Ship of the Line "Delaware"

Artifact IDMO 1941.3.187
Object Type Painting
Maker
Date19th century
Mediumpen and ink and watercolor on paper
Dimensionsframe H 33 1/4 in x W 45 in x D 1 3/4 in (84.5 cm x 114.3 cm x 4.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA gouache painting of a United States Navy ship of the line in the Bay of Naples. It depicts a side view of a three-masted sailing ship with a black and white painted hull. The ship is at full sail and an American flag flies at the stern. The city of Naples can be seen in the background, along with an erupting volcano.

The painting is glazed and framed in a 3 1/3" ornately-patterned gilt wood frame with decorative gilt metal corner pieces. The frame appears to be original to the painting. A gilt wood plaque attached to the bottom of the frame has an inscription that reads: U.S. SHIP OF THE LINE / "DELAWARE" [see Historical Note].
Historical NoteThough this painting identifies the ship depicted as the USS DELAWARE (1820), correspondence with the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, and further research, indicates that the ship may actually be the DELAWARE'S sister ship, the USS NORTH CAROLINA (1820).
Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesUnited States Navy Materials (National Archives Identifier 782673)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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