Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Tamanend was honored as the figurehead of USS Delaware in a carving by William Luke. Delaware was burned in 1861 at the Gosport Navy Yard to prevent Confederate capture at the start of the Civil War. In 1868, the saved figurehead, officially titled Tamanend, Chief of Delaware Indians, was transferred to the United States Naval Academy. It was placed on a pedestal outdoors, and simply labeled as \"the figurehead of the Delaware\". In 1906, the figure was repaired with \"cement, putty and paint\"."@en }
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- Tamanend_(sculpture) comment "Tamanend was honored as the figurehead of USS Delaware in a carving by William Luke. Delaware was burned in 1861 at the Gosport Navy Yard to prevent Confederate capture at the start of the Civil War. In 1868, the saved figurehead, officially titled Tamanend, Chief of Delaware Indians, was transferred to the United States Naval Academy. It was placed on a pedestal outdoors, and simply labeled as \"the figurehead of the Delaware\". In 1906, the figure was repaired with \"cement, putty and paint\".".