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USF Constitution (1797)

Page history last edited by Mark Gutis 14 years, 7 months ago

 

Constitution, 44 Guns

Old Ironsides

Details
Nationality American
Launched 1797/10/21 W012
Shipyard Boston W012
Designer Joshua Humphreys W012
Constructor George Claghorn W012
Rate Frigate
Type Frigate
Out Service   W012
Fate Still in Existance W012
Dimensions
W012   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 174' 10" Imperial Feet 53.29
Length of Keel 145' 0" Imperial Feet 44.2
Breadth 43' 6" Imperial Feet 13.26
Depth in Hold 14' 3" Imperial Feet 4.34
Draught Aft 23' 0" Imperial Feet 7.01
Burthen 1,576 Tons BM  
Armament
1798 W012 Broadside Weight = 588
Upper Gun Deck 30 American 24 Pounder
Spardeck 16 American 18 Pounder
Spardeck 14 American 12-Pounder
1812/08 W012 Broadside Weight = 881
Upper Gun Deck 30 American 24 Pounder
Spardeck 32 American 32-Pounder Carronade
Spardeck 1 American 18 Pound Carronade
1812/12 W012 Broadside Weight = 616
Upper Gun Deck 30 American 24 Pounder
Spardeck 16 American 32-Pounder Carronade
1815/12 W012 Broadside Weight = 704
Upper Gun Deck 30 American 24 Pounder
Stern Chaser 2 American 24 Pounder
Spardeck 20 American 32-Pounder Carronade
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1798 360 Establishment? W012
1815/12 377 Actual?  
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1798/07/22 1799/06/05 Captain Samuel Nicholson  
1799/06/05 1801/09/08 Captain Silas Talbot  
1801/09/08 1802/04/14 Lieutenant Isaac Hull  
1802/06/30 1803/05/13 Master Nathaniel Haraden  
1803/05/14 1804/10/28 Commodore Edward Preble B171
1804/10/28 1804/11/09 Captain Stephen Decatur  
1804/11/09 1806/05/30 Captain John Rodgers  
1806/05/30 1807/12/08 Captain Hugh George Campbell  
1809/02/20 1810/06/17 Captain John Rodgers  
1810/06/17 1812/09/15 Captain Isaac Hull  
1812/09/15 1813/07/18 Captain William Bainbridge W012
1813/07/18 1815/07/16 Captain Charles Stewart  
1821/04/31 1825/12/05 Captain Jacob Jones  
1824/03/31 1825/10/14 Captain Thomas Macdonough  
1825/10/14 1825/12/05 Captain Daniel Todd Patterson  
1826/01/23 1826/02/21 Captain George Campbell Read  
1826/02/21 1828/07/19 Captain Daniel Todd Patterson  
1835/03/03 1838/08/18 Captain Jesse Duncan Elliott  
1839/03/01 1841/11/08 Captain Daniel Turner  
1842/07/15 1743/02/16 Captain Foxhall Alexander Parker  
1843/12/13 1846/10/05 Captain John Percival  
1848/10/09 1849/09/04 Captain John Gwinn  
1849/09/18 1849/09/18 Lieutenant James H Brown  
1849/09/18 1851/01/16 Captain Thomas Anderson Conover  
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1798/03 1801/09/08 First Lieutenant Isaac Hull W016
1798/07/22 1798/05 Lieutenant Edward Preble B171
    Lieutenant James Biddle B174
1812 Unknown Lieutenant George Campbell Read  
1812 Unknown First Lieutenant Charles Morris  
1812 Unknown Lieutenant William B. Shubrick W052
1812 Unknown Lieutenant Richard Winter W052
1812 Unknown Lieutenant John Tayloe W052
    Midshipman Ralph Izard B180
1812 Unknown Midshipman James William Dulaney W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Charles P. Derby W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Alexander Eskridge W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Ambrose Field W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman George H. Leverett W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Suball Pratt W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Edmund M. Russel W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman William Steele W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Archibald M. Stewart W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman William Taylor W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Frederick Varnum W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman John Wish W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Pardon M. Whipple W052
1835 1841 Midshipman/Passed Midshipman Francis S. Haggerty DB014
1839 1841 Passed Midshipman Louis C. Sartori DB014
1852 1855 Acting Midshipman James H. Watmough DB014
1853 1855 Midshipman Edward E. Potter DB014
1854 1855 Lieutenant Albert G. Clary DB014
Warrant Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1812 Unknown Master John C Alwyn W005
1812 Unknown Master William D. M'Carty W052
1812 Unknown Surgeon John A. Kearney W052
1812 Unknown Surgeon's Mate Thomas A. C. Vanwyck W052
1812 Unknown Purser Robert Pottinger W052
1812 Unknown Acting Chaplain A. Y. Humpkreys W052
Marines
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1800 1800 Marine Captain Daniel Carmick W051
1800 1800 Marine Lieutenant William Armory W051
1812   Marine Captain Archibald Henderson W058
1812 1812/08/19 Marine Lieutenant William S Bush  
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1798/07/22 First sea trip commences W012
1802/06/30 In ordinary, Boston W012
1807 In ordinary, New York W012
1812/08/19 Present at the Action of 1812-08-19  
1812/12/29 Present at the Action of 1812-12-29  
1815/02/20 Present at the Action of 1815-02-20  
1816 In ordinary, Boston W012
1821 Service in the Mediterranian W012
1828 In ordinary, Boston W012
1835 Flagship Mediterranian squadron W012
1839 Flagship Pacific squadron W012
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1812/08/19 Action of 1812-08-19  
1812/12/29 Action of 1812-12-29  
1815/02/20 Action of 1815-02-20  
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
W012 Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels Unknown
B171 A genealogical Sketch of the First Three Generations of Prebles in America George Henry Preble
W016 Wikipedia Various
W005 Naval History of Great Britain William James
W051 United States Marine Corps, USS Constitution Detachment Unknown

Last Updated :2009/06/21 at 15:22:40 by Cy

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