Augustus Ludlow

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Augustus C. Ludlow (1 January 1792 – 13 June 1813) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Namesakes and honors 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Ludlow, born Newburgh, New York, was appointed midshipmen 2 April 1804 and commissioned Lieutenant 3 June 1810. Second in command to Captain James Lawrence in USS Chesapeake, he was, like his captain, mortally wounded in their ship’s engagement with HMS Shannon 1 June 1813, and died at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 13 June 1813.

[edit] Namesakes and honors

See USS Ludlow for ships named in his honor.

Port Ludlow, Washington was named in his honor by Charles Wilkes in 1842.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

[edit] External links

• history.navy.mil: USS Ludlow

Persondata
NAME	Ludlow, Augustus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	United States Navy officer
DATE OF BIRTH	1 January 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH	Newburgh, New York
DATE OF DEATH	13 June 1813
PLACE OF DEATH	Halifax, Nova Scotia