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__notoc__ Augustus C. Ludlow (1 January 1792 – 13 June 1813) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Ludlow was born in Newburgh, New York. He was appointed midshipmen April 2, 1804 and commissioned Lieutenant June 3, 1810. Ludlow was second in command to Captain James Lawrence on the USS ''Chesapeake'' during the ship’s engagement with HMS ''Shannon'' on June 1, 1813. It was to Ludlow that Lawrence said "Don't give up the ship."〔 Both Ludlow and Lawrence were mortally wounded in that battle, and died in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 13, 1813. Lieutenant Ludlow is interred, together with Captain James Lawrence and Lawrence's widow, in the graveyard of Trinity Church in Manhattan, New York City. ==Namesakes and honors== *See USS ''Ludlow'' for ships named in his honor. *Port Ludlow, Washington was named in his honor by Charles Wilkes in 1842. *Ludlow Street in Manhattan, New York City〔, p.70〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Augustus Ludlow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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