USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The USS Philadelphia ran aground in 1803 on an uncharted reef during the Barbary Wars and the ship and crew were taken captive. In February 1804, Stephen Decatur Jr. (1779-1820) led a dangerous mission to free the ship from Tripoli harbor, but ended up setting it on fire to prevent its use by the enemy.

Detailed explanation-2: -A 20-minute clash on 16 February 1804 conferred a lifetime of glory on Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr. On that day, he led 75 sailors to snatch victory from defeat in a bold raid in the harbor of Tripoli on the coast of North Africa.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hoping to prevent the Barbary pirates from gaining this military advantage, Lieutenant Stephen Decatur led a daring expedition into Tripoli harbor to destroy the captured American vessel on February 16, 1804.

Detailed explanation-4: -USS Philadelphia (CL-41) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the fifth ship named for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1950s, she was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy as Almirante Barroso.