U.S. Sloop of War Decatur
- Book ID
- 124565177
- Publisher
- University of Washington in cooperation with Washington State Historical Society
- Year
- 1956
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 216 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0030-8803
- DOI
- 10.2307/40487164
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