Thomas Tingey and the Burning of the Washington Navy Yard 1814
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English - February 24, 2021 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHistory scuttle scuttling naval history navy ships maritime history sinking sinking ships naval fleet scapa flow Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Join us as we take a quick break from WW1 and jump into the life of Thomas Tingey, Commandant of the Washington Navy Shipyard and one of the key pillars of the development and maintenance of the early US Navy. He also oversaw the burning of the shipyard when the British invaded Washington D.C in 1814.
During his tenure he also saw the outfitting of ships for the Barbary wars when the US Navy/Marines engaged the Barbary pirates in 1801-1804. Play the coolest new game in this era, the Shores of Tripoli, which you can snag here: https://www.fortcircle.com/games/
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