USS Constitution Fact Sheet - NHHC
2012年8月19日 · USS Constitution was launched October 21, 1797, from Edmund Hartt’s shipyard in Boston (site of present-day Constitution Wharf/U.S. Coast Guard base). She first sailed on July 22, 1798, as one of the six frigates that began the new United States Navy that was created “in defense of commerce.” Constitution’s final construction cost was $302,718.84. She is remembered for capturing 33 ...
A Brief History of USS Constitution America’s Ship of State - NHHC
2018年8月16日 · USS Constitution, launched in Boston on October 21, 1797, from Edmund Hartt’s shipyard (site of Constitution Wharf, U.S. Coast Guard base), is the sole survivor of the original U.S. Navy. Joshua Humphreys, the principle designer, determined that the ships had to be the strongest, fastest, and most heavily armed frigates of the era.
USS Constitution in the War of 1812 - NHHC
USS Constitution, rated as a 44-gun frigate, was outfitted with 55 guns when she spotted the French-built, British-captured, 38-gun frigate HMS Guerriere (armed with 49 guns) off the coast of Nova Scotia at 2 p.m. Closing the distance of several miles between the two warships over the next three hours, Guerriere hoisted several British ensigns as …
Frigate Constitution - NHHC
1997年7月21日 · Frigate Constitution—designed by Joshua Humphreys and built at Hartt's Shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts—was launched on 21 October 1797 and christened by Captain James Sever. The ship was one of six frigates authorized by Congress with passage of the Naval Act of 1794. Constitution was constructed with timbers from Maine to Georgia, as well as copper bolts and spikes supplied by Paul ...
USS Constitution (Frigate) - NHHC
Designed by Joshua Humphreys and launched on October 21, 1797, at Boston, Massachusetts, USS Constitution began her service as the oldest commissioned warship in the U.S. Navy by participating in the Quasi-War with France, 1798-1800, and in the First Barbary War, 1801-05. During the War of 1812, she was victorious in battle against HMS Guerriere on August 19, 1812 (where she gained her ...
USS Constitution Chronology - NHHC
2017年12月11日 · The USS Constitution Museum is located in the historic Charlestown Navy Yard, across from USS Constitution and on the Freedom Trail. The USS Constitution Museum is a nonprofit, educational institution whose mission is to serve as the memory and educational voice of USS Constitution , by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the stories of ...
Constitution - NHHC
Constitution, one of six frigates authorized by act of Congress, approved 27 March 1794, was designed by Joshua Humphreys, and built at Hartt's Shipyard, Boston, Mass., under the supervision of George Claghorn with Captain Samuel Nicholson as inspector. She was launched on 21 October 1797 and christened by Captain James Sever.
USS Constitution's Battle Record - NHHC
Introduction The USS Constitution has now graced the United States with her service for more than two hundred years. Authorized by Congress in 1794, built in 1797, and launched in 1798, Constitution saw action in one undeclared war and two official wars and was a powerful arm of the United States military capable of carrying American firepower to …
Background on the Importance of Constitution and Her Mission
Note: On May 18, 2015, USS Constitution entered Dry Dock 1 at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston National Historical Park, for a 26-month restoration. The ship was undocked on July 23, 2017. The Importance of Restoring USS Constitution USS Constitution is the only survivor of the United States Navy’s original six frigates. Her mission was to keep the sea lanes open for commerce, fight pirates ...
USS CONSTITUTION www.history.navy.mil Armament War of 1812 • 24 32-pound carronades on the spar deck with a range of 400 yards (4-8 crew members per gun) • 1 18-pound bow chaser on the spar deck • 30 24-pound long guns on the gun deck with …