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Image: Andrew Doria NH 85510-KN

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Description: Photo #: NH 85510-KN (color). First official salute to the American flag on board an American warship in a foreign port, 16 November 1776. Painting by Phillips Melville, depicting Continental Brig Andrew Doria receiving a salute from the Dutch fort at St. Eustatius, West Indies, 16 November 1776. The artist shows the "Grand Union" flag flying at Andrew Doria 's stern and foremast peak. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C. Donation of Colonel Phillips Melville, USMC (Retired), 1977.
Title: Andrew Doria NH 85510-KN
Credit: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h85000/h85510kc.htm
Author: United States Department of the Navy - Naval History and Heritage Command - Phillips Melville
Permission: This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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License: Public domain
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