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Engraving depicting USS Philadelphia in Joshua Humphreys’ shipyard provides a sense of the scale of building the large frigates. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Image ID 54392 New York Public Library

April 29, 2022

USS UNITED STATES: A “most powerful” and “useful ship”

"Editor's Note: On May 10, 2022, Naval History and Heritage Command will commemorate the 225th anniversary of the launch of the first of the U.S. Navy's six frigates (United States), which began the new United States Navy. The launch of the frigates is a significant moment in both U.S. Navy and American history,  and the U.S. Navy's earliest