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USS United States was a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy and the first of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794. The name "United States" was among ten names submitted to President George Washington by Secretary of War Timothy Pickering in March of 1795 for the frigates ...
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 ...
May 10 – The first ship of the United States Navy, the frigate USS United States (1797), is commissioned. July 8 – Senator William Blount of Tennessee becomes the first individual to be expelled from Congress for treason and conspiracy to incite rebellion.
USS United States (1797) V. Vautour (1797 ship) USRC Vigilant (1797) USRC Virginia (1797) W. Wanton (1797 ship) Whydah (1797 ship) Will (1797 ship) This page was ...
USS Constitution c. 1803–04 The USS United States was built by Humphreys in Philadelphia, and was the first of the new ships to be launched on May 10, 1797. These vessels were larger than other ships of their class and formed the core of the Navy during the War of 1812 , and scored several victories against British ships, although two were ...
USS United States may refer to: USS United States (1797) was one of the original six frigates that served from 1798 until 1865. USS United States (CC-6) was a Lexington-class battlecruiser canceled and scrapped when the vessel was only 12 percent complete. USS United States (CVA-58) was an aircraft carrier canceled five days after her keel was ...
The SS United States, a historic ship that still holds the transatlantic speed record it set more than 70 years ago, must leave its berth on the Delaware River in Philadelphia by Sept. 12, a ...
The sailing frigates of the United States built from 1797 on were unique in that their framing was made of American live oak, a particularly hardy genus that made very resilient hulls; as a result of this, the ships were known to withstand damage that would have scuppered frigates of other nations. American frigates were also very heavily armed ...