Show ill fated chesapeake has no namesake in navy owing to the misadventures adventures mis of the first american naval vessel to be called the chesapeake the 11 S navy has never given this name to another combatant ship says colliers in 1807 th the e captain of this frigate unprepared to fig fight ht struck his flag and allow allowed ed his vessel to be searched after being fired upon by leopard again in 1813 the CAW crew of the chesapeake unwilling to continue a battle surrendered and the ship was captured by the shannon |