American Light and Medium Frigates 1794–1836Bloomsbury Publishing, 20 jan 2012 - 48 pagina's The 'Original Six' frigates were commissioned by the new-born US Navy at a staggering cost of nearly $700,000. Designed to be light and fast, these warships enabled America to project its power across the globe. Among the ships Mark Lardas examines is USS Constellation: the first ship to be commissioned by the United States Navy. Alongside stirring accounts of engagements during the Barbary Wars, the author explores the design and development of these frigates, explaining the shortcomings that led to their replacement by larger, heavier 44-gun models by 1800. Packed with contemporary illustrations of US frigates and their British and French rivals, this book follows the escalation of the naval 'arms race' during the 18th century. |
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12lb long guns 1799 Dimensions 1799 First commissioned 18lb guns 24lb battery 24lb cannon 24lb frigates 24lb long 32lb carronades 340 Initial armament 36 guns 44-gun frigates 9lb long Algiers American frigate Barbary Wars battery of 18lb battle blockade Boston Breadth British frigate broadside captain captured carried a battery carried a main Chesapeake Chesapeake’s commanded Congress Constellation crew cruise Cyane Depth of hold designed to carry Displacement Draft Essex FDRL fight French frigate frigate design frigates built full gun deck harbor HMS Shannon hull Insurgente John Adams Joshua Humphreys June Laid Launched light frigates Macedonian main battery masts Mediterranean Squadron Meshuda mounted naval Navy’s patrolled Philadelphia port quarterdeck and forecastle Quasi-War recaptured recommissioned refit replaced Royal Navy sailing frigate ship-of-the-line sloop-of-war smaller frigates spar deck standard frigate Stephen Decatur subscription frigates Thomas Truxton tons Standard complement Tripolean Tripoli two-decker United USNHF Vanguard Vengeur vessels Washington Navy Yard weight West Indies