On this day in 1797, America’s oldest warship slipped off the ways into Boston harbor and was launched on a career that has yet to end. One of the six original frigates of the US Navy, she and her sister ships were larger than the frigates of other navies, and were built to outrun those they could not outgun, and vice versa.
Although she is most famous for a series of stunning victories over British vessels in the War of 1812, her in-service years saw peace as well as war. Before 1812 she saw action in the Med against the Barbary pirates, and against the French in the Quasi-War.
She is still in commission today.
so…
how well would she match up against a Chinese sub?
THAT is a beautiful ship!!!!
I know that sounds out of place for a tanker but I grew up racing sailboats and still do on occasion…..
What a perfect vessel for mine sweeping! No electro-magnetic signature!
My 2 cents: “Six Frigates” by Ian Toll.
mustang;
AFAIK, the copper sheathing would give an EM signature. And modern explosives are quite another thing from the cannon balls that bounced off her oak sides.
Also, the opening line is wrong, I think; AFAIK the Victory is 30 years older. Permanently drydocked, tho’.
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