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USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. The ship is the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat. [11] [Note 1] The ship was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed.
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 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 ...
March 27 – The United States Government authorizes the building of the first six United States Navy vessels (in 1797 the first 3 frigates, USS United States, USS Constellation and USS Constitution go into service), not to be confused with October 13, 1775, which is observed as the Navy's Birthday Archived 2015-01-01 at the Wayback Machine.
Claghorn was the master shipbuilder of the USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides), which he and Samuel Nicholson built for the early United States Navy [Note 3] during the years 1794–1797. Old Ironsides is the oldest naval vessel in the world that is still commissioned, afloat and seaworthy.
The accounting system collapsed in 1781. Lack of funds for new ships and heavy ship's losses reduced the Continental Navy to three ships. When Robert Morris became Agent of Marine in 1781 he closed all navy offices except the Eastern Navy Board as they still had USS Alliance and USS Deane to outfit. He appointed Naval Agents in Massachusetts ...
Several proposals circulated before a final decision was reached allowing Washington to complete the three frigates nearest to completion; United States, Constellation and Constitution were chosen. [23] [24] On 10 May 1797 she was the first American warship to be launched under the Naval Act of 1794, [3] and the first ship of the United States ...
Edmund Hartt (1744-1824) [1] was a master carpenter and owned the shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts where USS Constitution was constructed in 1797. [2] The shipyard was located in the North End of Boston, near the location of the present Coast Guard base. [3] He also built USS Boston (1799), USS Argus (1803), and USS Independence (1814).