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Chesapeake was a 38-gun wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy.She was one of the original six frigates whose construction was authorized by the Naval Act of 1794.
USS Chesapeake ' s (rated at 38 guns) armament of 28 18-pounder long guns was an exact match for HMS Shannon. Measurements proved the ships to be about the same deck length, the only major difference being the ships' complements: Chesapeake ' s 379 against the Shannon ' s 330.
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 ...
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]
James Lawrence (October 1, 1781 – June 4, 1813) was an officer of the United States Navy.During the War of 1812, he commanded USS Chesapeake in a single-ship action against HMS Shannon, commanded by Philip Broke.
The Chesapeake–Leopard affair was a naval engagement off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on June 22, 1807, between the British fourth-rate HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. The crew of Leopard pursued, attacked, and boarded the American frigate, looking for deserters from the Royal Navy. [1]
Barron obtained the rank of commodore on April 22 and was assigned command of USS Chesapeake the following year. Chesapeake was berthed at Norfolk and was outfitted for her upcoming mission in great haste with a green crew and equipment that was below standards. [6] Barron commanded the frigate Chesapeake as a commodore.
USS Chesapeake (FFG-64) will be the third Constellation-class guided-missile frigate. [1] The sixth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name, [ 4 ] she will be built by Marinette Marine , a subsidiary of Fincantieri , with an expected completion date of August 2028. [ 5 ]