#lieutenant nathaniel haraden

[ltwilliammowett]

Pocket Magnetic Compass, early 19th century

This compass was used by Lieutenant Nathaniel Haraden in the early 1800s while serving as the Sailing Master aboard the frigate USS Constitution. He was serving aboard the Constitution during the 1804 battle with the Tripoli pirates in the Mediterranean. Progressing to the rank of Lieutenant in 1807 and then to Master Commandant in 1816, he assisted Commodore Tingey with the rebuilding of the Washington Navy Yard after the burning of Washington in 1814.

[ltwilliammowett]

This compass was used by Lieutenant Nathaniel Haraden in the early 1800s while serving as the Sailing Master aboard USS Constitution. He was serving there during the 1804 battle with the Tripoli pirates in the Mediterranean.