Don't give up the ship

Cultural  

1. Don't surrender; a favorite motto of the United States Navy. These were the dying words of Commander James Lawrence during a battle in the War of 1812.

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Example Sentences

There is the dying courage of James Lawrence: "Don't give up the ship."

From Time Magazine Archive

Bernard M. Baruch, financier, thought: "Don't give up the ship."

From Time Magazine Archive

It was in this engagement that he uttered his famous words, "Don't give up the ship."

From The Mentor: The War of 1812 Volume 4, Number 3, Serial Number 103; 15 March, 1916. by Hart, Albert Bushnell

Lawrence lived four days, most of the time delirious, during which he continually repeated the appeal, "Don't give up the ship!"

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles

As the officers were about to depart, Perry drew from a locker a large, square blue flag, on which appeared, in white letters, the dying words of the gallant Lawrence, "Don't give up the ship!"

From The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)