John Crowninshield and the Building of the Privateer "Diomede".

The article presents an exploration into the early 19th-century construction of the U.S. privateer vessel "Diomede" by the Salem, Massachusetts resident and ship captain John Crowningshield. Details are given profiling the life and naval career of Crowningshield, highlighting his work as an international trade merchant and privateer. Extensive details are given describing the construction of the vessel and its later use. Multiple reproductions of the original correspondence between Crowningshield, the shipwright Retire Beckett, and Crowningshield's agents Messrs. Bailey and Willis are provided.