On this day 17 September - from HMS Barbara to the French Pératy

[7eat51]

HMS Barbara was an Adonis class schooner of the Royal Navy and launched in 1806. Barbara was commissioned under the command of Lieutenant Edward A. D'Arcey. On 17 September 1807, Barbara, encountered the French privateer Général-Ernouf, which was under the command of a Captain Grassin. After a well-contested action of half an hour the French were able to board and capture her; they then took her into Guadaloupe, where her new owners gave her the name Pératy, intending to use her as a privateer.

Today's event is taken directly from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Barbara_(1806)

[Berthier]

Eric continues to find French victories, however minor, to keep the francophiles from despair, it brings a smile to my face every time.

[Comte de Brueys]

Indeed, monsieur. :g&t:

[Anav]

On 17 September 1787, the Continental Convention signed The Constitution of the United States at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, replacing the Articles of the Confederation. Named in honor of The Constitution, USS Constitution was launched in 1797 and is the world’s oldest commissioned U.S. Navy ship in service.
Read a transcript of the Constitution on the US National Archives website:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/cha...ranscript.html --