English: The United States Pacific Squadron as it was bfore the Mexican American War in the 1840s. Watercolor by Gunner William H. Meyers, of USS Cyane, showing the Squadron's ships sailing in line abreast, 1842-43.
Ships are (from left to right): USS United States, USS Cyane, USS Saint Louis, USS Yorktown and USS Shark.
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www.history.navy.mil/.../usnsh-u/u-states.htm Copied from Journal of a Cruise on the USS Cyane, 1842-1843, by William H. Myers. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 75KB; 740 x 490 pixels.
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(Original text) : {{Information |Description = The United States Pacific Squadron as it was bfore the Mexican American War in the 1840s. Watercolor by Gunner William H. Meyers, of USS Cyane, showing the Squadron's ships sailing in line abreast, 1842-4