| Tripoli Monument | |
|---|---|
| United States Naval Academy | |
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| For the memory of Somers, Caldwell, Decatur, Wadsworth, Dorsey, Israel | |
| Unveiled | 1808 (sculpted 1806) |
| Location | 38°58′59″N 76°29′15″W / 38.98311°N 76.48759°W near the Officers' and Faculty Club[1] |
| Designed by | Giovanni C. Micali |
As a small tribute of respect to their memory and of admiration of their valour so worthy of imitation their brother officers have erected this monument.[1] | |
The Tripoli Monument is the oldest military monument in the United States.[1] It honors heroes of the United States Navy from the First Barbary War (1801–1805): Master Commandant Richard Somers, Lieutenant James Caldwell, James Decatur (brother of Capt.Stephen Decatur), Henry Wadsworth, Joseph Israel, and John Sword Dorsey. It was carved in Livorno, Italy[2] in 1806 and brought to the United States on board the famous 1797 frigate USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides").[1] From its original installation in the Washington Navy Yard at the new national capital of Washington, D.C. in 1808, it was later moved to the west front terrace of the United States Capitol facing the National Mall in 1831, and finally to the United States Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Maryland in 1860.[2]
- ^ a b c d Giovanni C. Micali. "Tripoli Monument at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland". dcMemorials.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Tripoli Monument, (sculpture)". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 8 May 2014.