Age of Sail, Anti-Piracy

Foxardo Affair

                                 27 OCTOBER-14 NOVEMBER 1824                                               FOXARDO AFFAIR With a splash, the anchor of USS BEAGLE hit the water of Foxardo harbor (modern Fajardo), Spanish Puerto Rico.  The 3-gun US Navy schooner and her commander, LT Charles T. Platt, were in search of Read More