Warship Under Sail: The USS Decatur in the Pacific West is a historical nonfiction work by Seattle author Lorraine McConaghy. Based on archives of the United States Navy, it documents 's 1854–1859 Pacific Ocean cruises. During this time Decatur played a part in the 1856 Battle of Seattle and William Walker's Nicaraguan filibuster.
. Warship Under Sail: The USS Decatur in the Pacific West. 978-0-295-98955-6. October 2009. University of Washington Press. Lorraine McConaghy.