| LC control no. | n 81118418 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Constellation (Frigate) |
| Variant(s) | USS Constellation (Frigate) |
| Biography/History note | USS Constellation was one of the "Six Original Frigates" authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794. She was distinguished as the first U.S. Navy vessel to put to sea and the first U.S. Navy vessel to engage and defeat an enemy vessel. Constructed in 1797, she was modified several times in succeeding decades. Materials from the 1797 Constellation were used in the1854 ship also named USS Constellation. |
| Beginning date | 1797 |
| Ending date | 1853 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Field of activity | Sea control |
| Found in | Mariners' Museum (Warwick Co., Va.) The United States ... 1947. Wikipedia WWW site, viewed July 28, 2017 USS Constellation (built in 1797 under the direction of Colonel David Stodder at his naval shipyard on Harris Creek in Baltimore, Maryland; launched on September 7, 1797; rebuilt 1853 as the USS Constellation) |
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