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“Superior Ship Timbers” announcing the sale ship parts from USS/HMS Chesapeake Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle, 17 April 1819

Nov. 27, 2024

“…in the presence of a great concourse of people…” – The Launch of USS Chesapeake

Editor’s note: On May 10, 2022, Naval History and Heritage Command announced its commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the launch of the first of the U.S. Navy’s six frigates, which began the new United States Navy, including: United States (launched May 10, 1797), Constellation (September 7, 1797), Constitution (October 21, 1797), Congress

"CONSTITUTION.” Earliest known painted image, c.1803, attributed to Michele Felice Cornè Navy Art Collection.

Oct. 12, 2022

USS Constitution Launches – “A Magnificent Spectacle!” – Part II

Editor’s Note: On May 10, 2022, Naval History and Heritage Command began commemorating 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

USS Constellation by RADM John W. Schmidt. Courtesy Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Jemison

Sept. 2, 2022

“A Better Launch I Never Saw”: The Creation of the Frigate Constellation

Editor’s Note: On May 10, 2022, Naval History and Heritage Command began commemorating 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 he U.S. Navy’s earliest

USS Constitution at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, c. 1875. The exterior hull planking above the waterline has been removed exposing the “bed of timber” that was the closely spaced live oak frames of the early U.S. Navy frigates.

Aug. 10, 2022

USS Constitution and the Legacy of Live Oak

"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

Ware Drawings Record Group 45 Naval Records of the Office of Naval Records and Library, 1691-1945

Aug. 10, 2022

USS Congress Becomes the First U.S. Navy Ship to Visit China, 1819

In 1819, the frigate Congress became the first American warship to visit China. Although the cruise did little to protect American commerce in the Far East, which was the ship’s mission, showing the U.S. flag in distant places made a symbolic impact and foreshadowed the Navy’s future role in the Western Pacific.