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USS Constellation was a nominally rated 38-gun wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate of the United States Navy. The ship was built under the direction of David Stodder at The Joseph and Samuel Sterett shipyard on Harris Creek in Baltimore 's Fell's Point maritime community, and was launched on 7 September 1797.
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]
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 Harbor, spent its early days ...
USS Constellation, docked in Baltimore. The museum's collection includes four historic museum ships and one lighthouse: USS Constellation, a sloop-of-war; the last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy; WHEC-37, a Coast Guard cutter; the last surviving vessel that participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor
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.
Building plan of Congress and Constellation. The Naval Act of 1794 had specified 36-gun frigates. However, Congress and her sister-ship Constellation were re-rated to 38s because of their large dimensions, being 164 ft (50 m) in length and 41 ft (12 m) in width. [4] [5] [Note 1]
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