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Decatur (1813 ship)
The Decatur was an American schooner built in Charleston, South Carolina for privateering during the Atlantic Ocean theater of the War of 1812. She was named for the United States Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur who served with distinction in many of America's earliest conflicts. She was the largest privateer out of Charleston.〔
''Decatur'' is best known for being commanded by Captain Dominique Diron, who captured several British ships during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. Captain Diron defeated the stronger Royal Navy schooner in an action off Bermuda on 5 August 1813. After a long engagement the Americans chased down the ''Dominca'' and boarded, forcing down her colors and killing her commander in the process.〔Maclay (2006), p.311–9〕
(詳細はleagues from Cape Engaño. She turned out to be the ''Decatur'', still under Diron's command. ''Decatur'' had sailed from Charleston on 30 March and had made no captures.
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