USS Constitution, an American Warship
Larissa Nichols “The ship! Never has she failed us! Never has her crew failed in showing their allegiance and belief in the country they served, or the honor they felt, in belonging to the ship that sheltered them, and whose decks they fought, where many gave their lives. To have commanded the
Constitution is a signal of honor; to have been one of her crew, in no matter how humble a capacity, is an equal one. Her name is an inspiration.”[1] Throughout the last two centuries of our nation, the USS Constitution has proved to have been a vessel without fail. Not once has the great frigate lost a battle or the support of her crew or captain. The Constitution still floats proudly, as it had in centuries past. Signed into law on March 27, 1794 by President George Washington, the Naval Armament
Act called for the construction of six frigates, to be built at shipyards along the eastern seaboard.
On October 21st of 1797, 44-gun frigate, USS Constitution was launched. A key part behind the reason of the Constitution, was a response to the threat of Barbary corsairs, which threatened
American merchant shipping off northern coast of Africa. But by the end of the eighteenth century, French privateers were seizing merchant vessels bound for England in an attempt to injure the trade of their enemy. The Quasi War raged from 1797-1801. In the beginning of May of 1800, Constitution was cruising in the Caribbean in search of
French privateers that might have been preying on American shipping. In the harbor at Port Plate on the island of Hispaniola, they discovered the French corvette Sandwich safely anchored under the cover of the harbor fort's guns. As they were unable to bring Constitution into the shallow harbor, Captain Silas Talbot planned to surprise the French by sending a small detachment of sailors and marines to storm the ship and sail her out of port.
11 May 1800
From Captain Silas Talbot, U. S. Navy, to
Constitution is a signal of honor; to have been one of her crew, in no matter how humble a capacity, is an equal one. Her name is an inspiration.”[1] Throughout the last two centuries of our nation, the USS Constitution has proved to have been a vessel without fail. Not once has the great frigate lost a battle or the support of her crew or captain. The Constitution still floats proudly, as it had in centuries past. Signed into law on March 27, 1794 by President George Washington, the Naval Armament
Act called for the construction of six frigates, to be built at shipyards along the eastern seaboard.
On October 21st of 1797, 44-gun frigate, USS Constitution was launched. A key part behind the reason of the Constitution, was a response to the threat of Barbary corsairs, which threatened
American merchant shipping off northern coast of Africa. But by the end of the eighteenth century, French privateers were seizing merchant vessels bound for England in an attempt to injure the trade of their enemy. The Quasi War raged from 1797-1801. In the beginning of May of 1800, Constitution was cruising in the Caribbean in search of
French privateers that might have been preying on American shipping. In the harbor at Port Plate on the island of Hispaniola, they discovered the French corvette Sandwich safely anchored under the cover of the harbor fort's guns. As they were unable to bring Constitution into the shallow harbor, Captain Silas Talbot planned to surprise the French by sending a small detachment of sailors and marines to storm the ship and sail her out of port.
11 May 1800
From Captain Silas Talbot, U. S. Navy, to