Somers' mission during the First Barbary War was to sail the explosive-filled ketch Intrepid into Tripoli harbor on Sept. 4, 1804, and blow it up amid the fleet of pirate corsairs.

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The U.S. response had been to order the Philadelphia ’s 29-year-old captain, William Bainbridge, to intercept any vessel entering Tripoli harbor.

USS Tripoli (LHA-7) pulls into Sydney harbor on Nov. 4, 2022. Royal Australian Navy Photo USS Tripoli (LHA-7) has entered U.S. 3rd Fleet and is preparing to return to its homeport in San Diego ...

In February 1804, Decatur sailed the Intrepid into Tripoli harbor, where the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia had been captured by Tripolitans after running aground on a nearby reef.