Stephen Decatur Sinks the Philadelphia

It was 1803 and Stephen Decatur was in the Navy. He was on a ship that was in Europe.
Stephen was the commander of a small ship. It was named the Enterprise.
One day the head of the Navy called Stephen and some other men together.
"Men, I have some bad news," he said. "We have lost the Philadelphia."
The men groaned. Stephen knew that the Philadelphia was a big ship. She had 44 huge cannons on her.
"She was chasing an enemy ship when she ran into a sand bar. The enemy captured her, along with al...