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Today, 09:30

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

Meantime, Captain Gregory had abandoned his pursuit of the Alsaqr and set off to recapture the San Jerome, putting a shot across her bows in order to...

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Today, 09:27

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

Having recovered her ships boats Syren left the wreck to its fate and set out to engage with the Alsaqr.

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Today, 09:25

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

With no quarter asked for, none was given, and the enemy ship was put to the torch.

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Today, 09:22

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

The ship soon fell to the boarders, and the usual formality of releasing the slaves was then completed.

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Today, 09:06

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

No sooner did they approach, than a fusillade of shots rang out from the deck of the perfidious pirate ship. Both the marines in the boats and the...

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Today, 06:17

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

The ultimate result was that her flag was lowered in token of surrender, and Greg Hardman dispatched two boats of sailors and marines to take her as...

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Today, 06:12

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

To add insult to injury Syren’s turn to port also brought her forrard battery to bear on the stern of the Albahr and more of her crew fell to the...

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Today, 06:10

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

Syren’s stern battery was better sighted and Alsaqr took serious damage to her bows below the waterline, and the sea poured in every time she met an...

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Today, 06:09

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

This onslaught probably disturbed the Alsaqr’s gunnery as its own forrard guns delivered only minimal damage to Syren.

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Today, 06:08

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

Captain Gregory had now used the wind to his advantage, and catching the Alsaqr in stays took his revenge with a double shotted broadside, setting...

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Today, 06:06

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

Meanwhile, during all this action the now Algerine crewed San Jerome was making good her escape.

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Today, 06:04

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

The action now became general, and USS Adams in her turn was mauled by being raked from the Alsaqr.

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Today, 06:03

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

Retribution came swiftly from the USS John Adams. At extreme range she holed Albahr below the waterline and took out several of her crew.

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Today, 06:01

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

The reply from the Hissan Albahr was a devastating raking shot on USS Syren which besides taking her fore topmast damaged her steering gear having...

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Today, 05:59

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

The Algerine pirates, which it seemed they were, lost no time in getting underway even as Captain Gregory tried a ranging shot from his bow chaser.

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Today, 05:57

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

Thus the boarders had made short work of any remaining crew.

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Today, 05:54

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

A raking of Grape had finally done for the crew of what was the San Jerome.

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Today, 05:52

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

The fog which was now burning off quite rapidly as the morning progressed, gave both American captains a grandstand view of the capture of the...

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Today, 05:49

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

This allowed one of the attackers to manoeuvre into a raking position on what looked to be a Spanish 50 gun ship, whilst the other attacker attempted...

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Today, 05:45

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

A few minutes later the wind veered easterly four points bringing it to the North.

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Today, 05:42

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

Soon Captain Gregory using his Dolland Night Glass could make out two schooners engaging a much larger ship, possibly a fifty or sixty gunner which...

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Today, 05:36

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

The lookout in the tops using his brings-‘em-near could just make out three ships engaged with one another.

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Today, 05:32

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

This time they could also make out the gun flashes from the protagonists as the fog began to dissipate.

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Today, 05:29

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

The two American ships now pressed on with the Adams undergoing repairs, until further firing could be heard.

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Today, 05:25

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

Unbeknown to the crew of the Adams they had seriously damaged one of the enemy and set the other on fire, effectively taking them out of the equation.

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Today, 05:21

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

The Adams had taken several casualties amongst her crew as the deck was fully manned at the time. She also had a damaged wheel and her helmsman was...

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Today, 05:14

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

By the time that Greg Hardman arrived on the scene the ghostly ships had vanished into the fog again, allowing Lieutenant James Stone only one return...

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Today, 05:13

Bligh replied to a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

The gunfire was coming from two unknown enemy ships, which had emerged out of the fog without warning and opened fire upon the Adams, before the...

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Today, 05:11

Bligh started a thread An Affair in Morocco (Part Three) Sɪˈrɒkoʊ! The sequel! in After Action Reports

Characters introduced into the story thus far. Algerine and Moroccan Persona. The Dey of Gizzanoffa: Kamel Mudanyaei. His Vizier: Amin Giffar....

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