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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 KIA-Died of Wounds
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.
