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Augustus Ludlow
Augustus C. Ludlow (1 January 1792 - 13 June 1813) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.
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 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.
USS Ludlow (DD-112) was named for him.
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