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Shubrick Sails to South America

When
October 1858
Where
South American waters
Part of
U.S. Paraguay expedition departs under Shubrick

Commodore Shubrick sailed in October 1858 to command the fleet supporting diplomatic efforts regarding the Water Witch incident.

Shubrick, who had chaired the Lighthouse Board from 1854 to 1858, took command of the squadron sent to South American waters. The mission aimed to resolve differences resulting from the firing upon USS Water Witch, following the 1855 incident at Fort Itapirú.

Sources

  1. William Shubrick Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
  2. Paraguay expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07

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