Original British Cased Silver Pocket Watch Named To Captain P. Broke of HMS Shannon - Captured USS Chesapeake during War of 1812 Brown Bess Musket Parts Torpedo bombers hit the ship

Torpedo bombers hit the ship with seven Type 91 torpedoes on her port side

script monogram

manufactured by Springfield Armory

and translates to:

THE NEGATIVE SIDE

Original British Cased Silver Pocket Watch Named To Captain P. Broke of HMS Shannon - Captured USS Chesapeake during War of 1812 Brown Bess Musket Parts Torpedo bombers hit the shipOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a fantastic early 19th Century bespoke silver pocket watch, presented to Captain Philip Broke of the 38 gun Leda class frigate HMS Shannon. This ship took part in the War of 1812 with the United States, and captured the USS Chesapeake in a June 1 1813 naval action often called the "Battle of Boston Harbor." After the Battle, his fellow officers presented him with this fine watch, which measures about 2 3 8 inches