Statistics for occurrence #1 of “West Indies” in chapter 3 of James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy.:

...ar had been trained. The Saratoga was one of Commodore Perry's fleet when he sailed to Japan, in 1852. Just previous to the outbreak of the war she had been engaged in putting down piracy in the West Indies , and long after the war was started she was hovering off the western coast of Africa, capturing the Nightingale, a slaver with over 960 slaves herded between decks. During the war she was used mai...
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