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Description: | Part of the naval ensign of USS 'Chesapeake', captured in action with HMS 'Shannon', on 1 June 1813. A fragment only remains - the canton of the ensign with 15 stars and two stripes. The blue canton the red stripe and the hoist is silk, the white stripe and stars are cotton. The flag is hand sewn. There are netting repairs at the hoist.
Although a Lieutenant Samuel Grandy d.1856 was active in 1813, no-one called Grandy or Grundy is listed on the muster of 'Shannon' during 1813. Kingston on Thames local studies material was checked, but the only candidate for Waverley House is Waverley Villa, Surbiton Hill Park. No Kingston Chapman's resident at this address. The ensign was sold to Middlebrook by Debenham & Storr in 1900 by private treaty.
caption: USA Naval ensign - Part of the naval ensign of USS 'Chesapeake',
caption: Chesapeake Flag | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | W W United States Navy Chesapeake 1799 (USS) Astor naval ensigns | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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