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| − | The USS ''Macedonian'' was a sailing ship in the fleet brought to [[Edo]] by [[Commodore Perry]] in [[1854]]. While Perry's flagship, the [[USS Susquehanna|''Susquehanna'']], as well as the ''[[USS Powhatan|Powhatan]]'' and ''[[USS Mississippi|Mississippi]]'' made anchor just outside Edo Bay on 1854/1/14 (Feb 11), the crew of the ''Macedonian'' made a mistake in the headings and accidentally grounded the ship on a sandbar or the like off the store of Nagai village in the [[Miura peninsula]] ([[Sagami province]]). They managed to free the ship the following day. | + | The USS ''Macedonian'' was a sailing ship in the fleet brought to [[Edo]] by [[Commodore Perry]] in [[1854]]. It was captained by Joel Abbot at that time. While Perry's flagship, the [[USS Susquehanna|''Susquehanna'']], as well as the ''[[USS Powhatan|Powhatan]]'' and ''[[USS Mississippi|Mississippi]]'' made anchor just outside Edo Bay on 1854/1/14 (Feb 11), the crew of the ''Macedonian'' made a mistake in the headings and accidentally grounded the ship on a sandbar or the like off the store of Nagai village in the [[Miura peninsula]] ([[Sagami province]]). They managed to free the ship the following day. |
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*Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 530. | *Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 530. | ||
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Revision as of 01:05, 18 December 2019
The USS Macedonian was a sailing ship in the fleet brought to Edo by Commodore Perry in 1854. It was captained by Joel Abbot at that time. While Perry's flagship, the Susquehanna, as well as the Powhatan and Mississippi made anchor just outside Edo Bay on 1854/1/14 (Feb 11), the crew of the Macedonian made a mistake in the headings and accidentally grounded the ship on a sandbar or the like off the store of Nagai village in the Miura peninsula (Sagami province). They managed to free the ship the following day.
References
- Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 530.
