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Casualty Info
Home Town Seaford, County Down, Ireland; and Rockrest, SC
Last Address Lost At Sea (USS Wasp 1814)
Casualty Date Oct 09, 1814
Cause Hostile, Died of Wounds
Reason Not Specified
Location North Atlantic Ocean
Conflict War of 1812
Location of Interment Buried at Sea, North Atlantic Ocean
Chain of Command In 1814, he made a very successful cruise which in June included the sinking of HMS Reindeer. In September, in a similar action, Blakeley sunk the HMS Avon. Wasp was last heard of 9 October 1814 and is believed to have foundered in a gale. Blakeley received the Thanks of Congress, a gold medal, and posthumous advancement to the rank of Captain for his last cruise.
