Melampus
Americannoun
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His father, the King Emperor, did indeed command H. M. S. Melampus in his youth.
From Time Magazine Archive
The King also demanded to see two relics of his youth, when he was Captain of H. M. S. Melampus.
From Time Magazine Archive
The large frigates, and the Dutch squadron, particularly the Melampus, their flag-ship, went into action under a very heavy fire, and with a gallantry that never was surpassed.
From The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth by Osler, Edward
It consisted of the Bellona, seventy-four, the Triumph, seventy-four, the Leopard, fifty, and the Melampus, thirty-eight.
From Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 by Barnes, James
Within a month from their escape from the Melampus, the first three of these deserters offered themselves for enlistment, and were received on board the Chesapeake, then at Norfolk, Va., preparing for sea.
From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Wilson, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas)
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