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Chesapeake was originally designed as a 44-gun frigate, but construction delays, material shortages and budget problems caused builder Josiah Fox to alter his design to 38 guns. Launched at the Gosport Navy Yard on 2 December 1799, Chesapeake began her career during the Quasi-War with France and later saw service in the First Barbary War.
USS Chesapeake Chesapeake Mill. Chesapeake was built at the Gosport Navy Yard, Virginia, and was launched on December 2, 1799. The Chesapeake was the only one of the six frigates to be disowned by Humphreys due to liberties taken by her Master Constructor Josiah Fox during construction relating to overall dimensions. [78]
USS Chesapeake (1799), a 38-gun frigate in commission from 1800 to 1813 USS Chesapeake , a sloop renamed Patapsco in 1799 while still under construction, launched in 1799, and sold in 1801 USS Chesapeake , a bark which served as a training ship from 1900 to 1910, was renamed Severn in 1905, and served as a submarine tender from 1910 until ...
In 1794, United States Congress passed "An Act to Provide a Naval Armament," allowing the Federal Government to lease the Gosport Shipyard from Virginia. In 1799 the keel of USS Chesapeake, one of the first six frigates authorized by Congress, was laid, making her the first ship built in Gosport for the U.S. Navy.
USS Chesapeake (1799) USS Columbia (1836) USS Confederacy; USS Congress (1799) USS Congress (1777) USS Constitution; USS Cumberland (1842) USS Cyane (1815) D. USS ...
USS Chesapeake (1799) USS Congress (1799) USS Constellation (1797) USS Constitution; D. USS Delaware (1798) USRC Diligence (1796) E. USS Eagle (1798) USS Enterprise ...
SS Chesapeake, a transport oiler that was in service with the United States Navy from 2000 to 2009; United States lightship Chesapeake, a lightvessel; USS Chesapeake, an American frigate captured by HMS Shannon in 1813; USS Patapsco, a sloop originally named USS Chesapeake but renamed in 1799 while still under construction
USS Chesapeake (1799) French frigate Chiffonne (1799) USS Congress (1799) USS Connecticut (1799) D. Dart (1799 ship) HMS Detroit (1812) Diana (1799 ship)