burning of the USS Philadelphia

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:date February 16, 1804
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label burning of the USS Philadelphia
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Stephen_Decatur
a group of U.S. Navy volunteers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tripoli_Harbor,_Tripoli_(present-day_Libya)
gptkbp:method boarding and setting fire to the ship
gptkbp:notableFor considered one of the most daring naval exploits of the age
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:First_Barbary_War
gptkbp:purpose to prevent the use of USS Philadelphia by Tripolitan forces
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Admiral_Horatio_Nelson
gptkbp:result destruction of USS Philadelphia
gptkbp:shipsInvolved gptkb:USS_Philadelphia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stephen_Decatur
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5