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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This category is for ships that the Navy proposed building, and named. ... USS Congress (FFG-63) USS Constellation (FFG-62) ...
In December 2020, Secretary Braithwaite announced that the second ship of the class will be named USS Congress (FFG-63). [31] [44] In January 2021, Secretary Braithwaite announced that the third ship of the class will be named USS Chesapeake (FFG-64). All three ships are named after three of the U.S. Navy's original six frigates. [33]
USS Constellation (FFG-62) [1] will be the lead ship of the Constellation class of guided-missile frigates [5] 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. [5]
The lead ship, the future USS Constellation FFG 62, is under construction now at the newly revamped Wisconsin shipyard. With five ships waiting to be built and contract options for four more vessels.
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 Constellation is a sloop-of-war, the last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy. She was built at the Gosport Shipyard between 1853 and 1855. She was named for the earlier frigate of the same name that had been broken up in 1853.
USS Constellation. Baltimore. As the only surviving ship from the Civil War era, the USS Constellation is steeped in American history. Built in 1854, the ship, now located in Baltimore’s Inner ...
Maritimequest USS Constellation CV-64 Photo Gallery Archived 11 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Overhead view of the Kitty Hawk in 'mothballs' – Google Maps; USS Constellation Association history page; USS Constellation history at U.S. Carriers; America's Flagship: A History of USS Constellation by Mike Weeks – Naval Aviation News ...