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| Author | : Karl Heinz Marquardt |
| Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2017-12-19 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781472832580 |
The Constitution was one of the US Navy's first six original frigates, ordered as a counter to the Barbary corsairs in the Mediterranean. Fast and heavily built, she was nominally rated as a 44 but mounted thirty 24-pdr and twenty-two 12-pdr cannon. Her most famous encounter, after which she became nicknamed 'Old Ironsides' due to British shot being seen bouncing off her hull, involved HMS Guerriere, which she smashed; the same treatment was meted out to HMS Java four months later. Now the oldest commissioned warship afloat in thw world, she is berthed in Boston Harbor. The 'Anatomy of the Ship' series aims to provide the finest documentation of individual ships and ship types ever published. What makes the series unique is a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys. These are supported by technical details and a record of the ship's service history.
| Author | : David Fitz-Enz |
| Publisher | : Taylor Trade Publications |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2009-01-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1589794281 |
This is the story of the oldest warship afloat in the world, the venerable frigate USS Constitution, the cornerstone of the nascent American navy created by act of Congress in 1794. Colonel David Fitz-Enz re-creates the world of sail, when seven knots an hour was considered blinding speed for a warship. In Old Ironsides, Fitz-Enz tells the story of the ship, from its construction to the ongoing restoration efforts that keep it active today.
| Author | : Charles E. Brodine |
| Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
| Total Pages | : 172 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780945274544 |
This work is a training manual for members of the crew of the 1797 United States frigate Constitution, the world's oldest warship in commission. The venerable vessel, which earned its nickname, "Old Ironsides," during the War of 1812, is today permanently berthed in the Charlestown Navy Yard, across the Charles River from its building site in Boston, Massachusetts. The historic frigate is open to visitors year round, with tours provided by the crew, active sailors in the United States Navy. The lessons in the manual are divided among three groups, corresponding to the three skill levels of the tour guides, Basic, Advanced, and Master. In addition to the chronology and major events in the history of USS Constitution, the manual explains the historical contexts in which those events took place. The text is written in an engaging and accessible manner that will make it attractive to anyone interested in USS Constitution or in the early U.S. Navy in general.
| Author | : Portia A. Takakjian |
| Publisher | : Anova Books |
| Total Pages | : 140 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781844860135 |
On the successful completion of the War of Independence, the American navy was disbanded, and it was not until the late 1790s that a regular naval force was reconstituted. Provoked by the need to protect American merchant shipping from the belligerent European nations and the piratical Barbary powers, Congress decided on a programme of frigate building, which included the 32-gun frigate Essex. Designed by William Hackett, Essex was a typical medium frigate of her time. Working from both US and British sources, the author has reconstructed many previously undetermined details of the ship and in passing has rehabilitated the reputation of the designer as one who was responsible for one of the best balanced of that generation's frigates.
| Author | : Charles E. Brodine, Jr. |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2007-11 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781934757147 |
The Story of America's Finest Ship As Told by Three of Her Finest Historians On October 21st 1797, the 44-gun frigate Constitution slid down the ramp at Hartt's shipyard and into the chilly waters of Boston Harbor. While the workmen were proud of their efforts, no one-but NO one-thought she would still be serving her country 210 years later. Yet the Constitution remains afloat, having survived three wars, service on numerous distant stations, duty as a receiving ship, extended periods of neglect and decay, and occasional brushes with the breaker's yard. She has survived all those tribulations to become the oldest commissioned ship still afloat in the world, and a symbol of the heritage and pride our country. Her story is told in a series of 34 short essays by three of the country's leading experts on the USS Constitution's history: Charles E. Brodine, Jr., Michael J. Crawford and Christine F. Hughes of the Naval Historical Center in Washington, DC. Originally published as: Old Ironsides: An Illustrated Guide to USS Constitution, it is brought to a much wider audience in this Fireship Press edition
| Author | : Mark Lardas |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 2012-01-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1780963459 |
Famed as a classic naval duel, a one-on-one clash between two sailing frigates offered the victor immeasurable fame and glory. During the War of 1812, the Royal Navy and United States Navy squared off in four such duels, the most famous that between the USS Constitution and HMS Guerrière. Ships and tactics between the two nations varied enormously, with the American navy favouring a revolutionary design of frigate, with twenty-four pounder guns and heavy structural timbers, while the British, used to fighting the French and Spanish navies, relied on smaller, eighteen-pounder frigates. Through first-hand accounts of these four single-ship actions and fascinating comparisons of artillery, crew ability and tactical achievements, this book offers an unparalleled insight into the ruthless reality of frigate battles in the War of 1812.
| Author | : Ian W. Toll |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 585 |
| Release | : 2008-02-26 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 039333032X |
From the decision to build six heavy frigates through the cliffhanger campaign against Tripoli to the war that shook the world in 1812, Toll tells the grand tale of the founding of the U.S. Navy.
| Author | : Brian Lavery |
| Publisher | : Brassey's |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| Genre | : Merchant ships |
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| Author | : Howard Irving Chapelle |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 1970 |
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| Author | : United States |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 66 |
| Release | : 1893 |
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