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The Constellation-class multi-mission guided-missile frigates of the United States Navy are based on the European multipurpose frigates , already in service with the French and Italian navies. Constellation follows the modular but problematic littoral combat ships of the Freedom and Independence classes. [ 14 ]
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.
USS Constellation (FFG-62)[1] will be the lead ship of the Constellation class of guided-missile frigates [3] and the fifth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name.
Due to Navy design decisions, the service’s next-generation guided-missile frigate might not have the weight margin for required modernization to meet its expected service life, according to a government watchdog report released Wednesday.
The Constellation-Class Guided-Missile Frigate (FFG 62) represents the Navy’s next generation small surface combatant.
After the perceived failure of the Littoral Combat ship programme, the US Navy has shifted its focus back to building traditional frigates. In this piece, we examine the turbulent beginnings of the Constellation-class (FFG-62) project and look at the wider lessons for those involved in warship design and acquisition. Background
Designed by Joshua Humphreys and Josiah Fox, the frigate, USS Constellation, was launched at Sterrett Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland, on September 7, 1797. Commanded by Captain Thomas Truxtun...