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320:, on 7 November 1895. After arming in France, it was added to the Haitian Navy in 1896 and considered the Navy's crown jewel, the best of the four ships it possessed at the time.
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436:, wrapped himself in a Haitian flag, fired the aft magazine, and blew up the ship rather than let the Germans take her. Killick and the remaining four crew members went
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432:
appeared. Killick rushed aboard and ordered his crew to abandon ship. When all but four crew members had evacuated the ship
Killick, inspired by the tale of
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317:
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20:
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196:
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1158:
1154:
883:
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309:
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155:
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37:
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Anténor Firmin. The ship was destroyed in civil war over who would become the 19th
President of Haiti.
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998:
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en route to provide ammunition to Alexis' forces. Alexis asked
Germany for help subduing a
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Admiral
Hammerton Killick, who destroyed the ship rather than let the Germans have her.
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In 1943 the ship appeared on a postage stamp commemorating its 1902 destruction
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on 6 September 1902 at the Port of
Gonaives shortly before the sinking by SMS
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to finish it off, then sailed away. The ship's rifles and machine guns were
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276:(30 km/h). Armament comprised a 16 cm, 12 cm and four
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in 1902 to prevent it falling into the hands of a German warship.
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Liberty, Fraternity, Exile: Haiti and
Jamaica after Emancipation
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over who would become president after the sudden resignation of
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was controlled by
Admiral Hammerton Killick and supporters of
19:"Crête-à-Pierrot" redirects here. For the battle of 1802, see
600:. No. 36868. London. 9 September 1902. col A, p. 3.
455:, along with the bodies of the crew that remained on board.
280:, four Nordenfelt machine guns and two Maxim machine guns.
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709:
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655:
Where Black Rules White: A Journey
Through and About Hayti
658:. Wermod and Wermod Publishing Group. pp. 77–84.
652:
Hesketh-Prichard, Hesketh Vernon (15 October 2012).
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882:
647:
645:
643:
611:
609:
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506:Pierre Nord Alexis, the 19th President of Haiti.
753:. International Action Center. September 2004.
750:Haiti: A Slave Revolution: 200 years after 1804
373:was gathering troops. There was a plan to use
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677:
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616:Neal, William George, ed. (1 December 1895).
591:
589:
288:The Haitian Government commissioned an armed
8:
1212:Ships sunk by non-combat internal explosions
743:
741:
739:
737:
574:in the port of Gonaives on 6 September 1902.
329:s first commander was Captain Gilmour, from
826:Davis, William H. (1977). "Question 3/77".
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855:
847:
618:"Armed Cruiser for the Haytian Government"
877:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1902
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784:
782:
558:in the port of Gonaives 6 September 1902.
402:. In response, Germany sent the gunboat
298:Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co
248:(1791 – 1804). The boat was destroyed by
78:Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co
585:
462:
424:, with Killick and most of the crew on
333:, who served under contract to Haiti.
27:
369:and was used to blockade ports where
49:
7:
792:"Killick Went Down with His Warship"
596:"The Sinking of a Haitian Gunboat".
385:marched on Port-au-Prince by land.
716:Smith, Matthew (20 October 2014).
682:Dubois, Laurent (3 January 2012).
478:, the German ship sent to capture
14:
685:Haiti: The Aftershocks of History
554:sinking after bombardment by SMS
392:seized a German ammunition ship,
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51:
36:
1217:Shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea
316:, named for the revolutionary
264:950 tons. It was powered by a
156:Triple expansion steam engines
1:
570:Wreck of the Haitian gunboat
266:triple expansion steam engine
116:Destroyed to prevent capture
1243:
1202:Maritime incidents in 1902
18:
1227:Military history of Haiti
1197:Ships of the Haitian Navy
1192:Ships built on the Humber
1152:
318:battle of Crête-à-Pierrot
308:, England. The ship was
250:Admiral Hammerton Killick
242:Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot
120:
44:
35:
21:Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot
377:to transport Firmin to
272:, giving a speed of 16
268:driving a single screw
212:Nordenfelt machine guns
147:209 ft (64 m)
121:General characteristics
447:fired thirty shots at
346:
828:Warship International
344:
240:named after the 1802
550:The Haitian gunboat
409:to find and capture
803:. 11 September 1902
720:. UNC Press Books.
622:The Marine Engineer
388:In September 1902,
353:was enveloped in a
32:
800:The New York Times
438:down with the ship
371:Pierre Nord Alexis
359:Tirésias Simon Sam
347:
292:to be designed by
246:Haitian Revolution
218:Maxim machine guns
28:
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225:
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1207:Scuttled vessels
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763:. Archived from
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530:Haitian gunboat
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515:
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491:
469:
416:On 6 September,
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40:
33:
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1069:
1059:
1053:Other incidents
1048:
1032:
1026:Revolving Light
1022:
1016:Louise B. Crary
1010:Frank A. Palmer
1006:
996:
986:
976:
966:
956:
945:Crête-à-Pierrot
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931:
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728:
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651:
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631:
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605:
595:
594:
587:
582:
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572:Crete-à-Pierrot
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559:
552:Crete-à-Pierrot
548:
539:
532:Crête-à-Pierrot
528:
519:
516:
507:
504:
495:
492:
483:
480:Crête-à-Pierrot
470:
461:
449:Crête-à-Pierrot
443:An hour later,
434:Captain LaPorte
420:was in port at
418:Crête-à-Pierrot
411:Crête-à-Pierrot
390:Crête-à-Pierrot
375:Crête-à-Pierrot
363:Crête-à-Pierrot
339:
326:
324:Crête-à-Pierrot
314:Crête-à-Pierrot
286:
278:10 cm guns
258:
229:Crête-à-Pierrot
152:Installed power
92:7 November 1895
68:Crête-à-Pierrot
57:
52:
50:
30:Crête-à-Pierrot
24:
17:
16:Haitian gunboat
12:
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1133:Unknown date:
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1119:
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1067:
1056:
1054:
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1049:
1047:
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1033:Unknown date:
1030:
1020:
1004:
1000:Robert Wallace
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767:on 13 May 2008
760:978-0974752105
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379:Port-au-Prince
367:Anténor Firmin
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105:Out of service
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1222:1902 in Haiti
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1036:George Rennie
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935:Gustav Adolph
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917:
916:
915:Thomas Wilson
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727:9781469617985
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201:1 × 12 cm gun
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165:1 × propeller
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1074:Irresistible
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805:. Retrieved
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765:the original
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294:Sir E J Reed
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238:Haitian Navy
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136:Displacement
97:Commissioned
67:
29:
25:
1115:Markomannia
632:25 February
426:Shore leave
400:pirate ship
395:Markomannia
383:Jean Jumeau
337:Destruction
256:Description
1187:1895 ships
1181:Categories
990:Elingamite
884:Shipwrecks
807:3 February
771:3 February
580:References
284:Commission
206:10 cm guns
182:Complement
162:Propulsion
84:(Yard 396)
1124:HMS
1105:Shinonome
1093:HMS
1072:HMS
840:0043-0374
598:The Times
473:SMS
404:SMS
355:civil war
306:Yorkshire
270:propeller
262:displaced
260:The ship
197:16 cm gun
1142:Valencia
1091:27 May:
1060:26 Feb:
1042:Florence
1023:18 Dec:
1007:17 Dec:
997:17 Nov:
977:31 Oct:
967:28 Oct:
957:13 Oct:
932:28 Jun:
922:12 Jun:
892:20 Jan:
453:salvaged
422:Gonaïves
349:In 1902
331:Scotland
310:launched
190:Armament
139:950 tons
89:Launched
1136:America
1122:4 Oct:
1112:2 Sep:
1102:7 Jun:
1095:Recruit
1084:Welcome
1081:7 Mar:
1070:3 Mar:
1063:Etruria
987:5 Nov:
970:Ventnor
950:sinking
942:6 Sep:
925:Advance
912:7 Jun:
905:Camorta
902:6 May:
895:Lautaro
556:Panther
536:Panther
475:Panther
459:Gallery
445:Panther
430:Panther
406:Panther
290:cruiser
244:in the
236:in the
234:gunboat
130:Gunboat
74:Builder
45:History
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381:while
232:was a
144:Length
980:Staut
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351:Haiti
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274:knots
175:knots
170:Speed
58:Haiti
1168:1903
1155:1901
1126:Hood
836:ISSN
809:2015
773:2015
755:ISBN
722:ISBN
690:ISBN
660:ISBN
634:2015
626:XXII
302:Hull
216:2 ×
210:4 ×
204:4 ×
195:1 ×
126:Type
113:Fate
108:1902
100:1896
82:Hull
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