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USS Constitution, the last of the original six frigates of the United States Navy still in commission Class overview Operators United States Navy Built 1794–1800 In service 1794–1881 In commission 1797–present Planned 6 Completed 6 Active 1 Lost 2 Retired 3 General characteristics (Constitution, President, United States) Class and type 44-gun frigate Tonnage 1,576 Displacement 2,200 tons ...
USS Congress (FFG-63) will be the second ship of the Constellation class of guided-missile frigates [1] and the seventh ship in the United States Navy bearing this name. [2] [3] She is named in honor of the first USS Congress, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, and her name was among ten names submitted to President George Washington by Secretary of War Timothy ...
The sixth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name, [2] she will be built by Marinette Marine, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, with an expected completion date of August 2028. [3] She is named in honor of the first USS Chesapeake, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy. [2]
This name was retained from a former name, of feminist Amelia Bloomer. Bloomer was captured from Confederates in 1862, but then served in the U.S. Navy from 1863–65. USS Pocahontas (1852), a screw sloop commissioned in 1860 and, USS Pocahontas (YT-266), a harbor tug commissioned in 1942, both named for the famed Native American princess ...
Name Commissioned Class Status FFG-1 Brooke: 1966 Brooke class Decommissioned: 16 September 1988. Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 28 March 1994 FFG-2 Ramsey: 1967 Brooke class Decommissioned: 1 September 1988. Sunk as a target, 15 June 2000 FFG-3 Schofield: 1968 Brooke class Decommissioned: 8 September 1988.
USS Constellation (FFG-62) [1] will be the lead ship of the Constellation class of guided-missile frigates [3] and the fifth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name. She is named in honor of the first USS Constellation, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, which was named for the constellation of stars on the flag of the United States. [3]
American frigates were also very heavily armed; the USN's 44s carried 24-pound cannon as opposed to the 18-pounders usual in frigates, and like most ships of the period carried more than their nominal rate, 56 guns or more. On the other hand, the USN classed ships with 20 to 26 guns as "third-class frigates", whereas the Royal Navy did not.
Original six frigates of the United States Navy, ships authorized with the establishment of the U.S. Navy USS President (1800), the sixth frigate of the original U.S. Navy to be completed; USS Julius A. Furer (FFG-6), Brooke-class frigate of the U.S. Navy (frigate with pennant numbered 6)