“Don’t Give Up The Ship!”
A brave captain’s command became the motto of the US Navy
3 min readMay 27, 2023
On 1st June 1813 a mortally wounded American naval captain earned immortality for himself by commanding his crew, “Don’t give up the ship!’
James Lawrence had been an unruly youth brought up in Burlington, New Jersey. At seventeen he joined the American navy and soon saw action against Barbary…