Keywords: illustration monochrome drawing On 4 September 1804, the ketch Intrepid, outfitted with a large explosive charge to destroy the enemy fleet in Tripoli harbor, was apparently intercepted while entering the harbor and destroyed in a violent explosion. Lieutenant Richard Somers, commanding Intrepid, and his dozen volunteer officers and men perished in the mission.Lieutenant Richard Somers, US Navy. NHHC Photograph Collection, NH 2340. On 4 September 1804, the ketch Intrepid, outfitted with a large explosive charge to destroy the enemy fleet in Tripoli harbor, was apparently intercepted while entering the harbor and destroyed in a violent explosion. Lieutenant Richard Somers, commanding Intrepid, and his dozen volunteer officers and men perished in the mission.Lieutenant Richard Somers, US Navy. NHHC Photograph Collection, NH 2340. |