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  USS Constellation
Model Ship
Click here to see detailed photos! measures:
41"L x 35"T x 10"W
The first U.S. Navy warship to bear the name Constellation, for the "new constellation
of stars" on the American flag, was launched in Baltimore on September 7, 1797.
Joshua Humphreys designed the first frigate to be commissioned in the U.S. Navy.
Rating 38 guns, displacing 1,278 tons, with 164-ft. length and 40 ft., 6 in.
beam, Constellation combined the firepower of a standard frigate with celerity
of a Baltimore Clipper. Capable of cruising at 14 knots, she earned the nickname,
"Yankee Racehorse."
In the first test against a foreign foe in the undeclared "Quasi War"
with France, Constellation, with Captain Thomas Truxtun commanding, won the
first ship vs. ship victory of the U.S. Navy. On February 5, 1799, Constellation
captured the French 36-gun frigate Insurgente off the Island of Nevis in the
West Indies.
Off the French base at Guadeloupe Island, Constellation engaged the Vengeance,
52-guns, on February 2, 1800. In a five-hour nighttime slugging match, Constellation
suffered 14 dead and 25 wounded. Vengeance, a total wreck in danger of sinking
with over twice as many casualties, escaped capture in the darkness.
The frigate Constellation then participated in the campaigns against the Barbary
states and Caribbean pirates. During the War of 1812, while blockaded in the
Elizabeth River, she participated in the battle of Craney Island, helping to
defend Norfolk, Virginia from capture by the British in 1813.
After several overhauls and repairs, time took its toll. In 1853 it was deemed
that further renovation was not economically effective, and the frigate Constellation
was decommissioned and broken up at the Gosport Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia.
| Ship Model
Description: |
- Ship Measures 36"L x 35"T x 10"W *when including
the very front mast, the actual length of the ship is 41"L
- The USS Constellation warship model arrives fully
assembled and ready to display
- This US warship model rests securely upon a solid wood base,
and includes a brass or metal name plate and a brief history
of the ship
- This USS Constellation warship model is entirely handmade piece
by intricate piece by skillful and exerienced master craftsmen,
using plank on frame construction - no kits used
- We only use the highest quality woods in constructing our museum
quality model ships
- The following rare woods used to build our war ship models
were subjected to severe conditioning (put over fire & sun dried), to
ensure your model will withstand any climate and thus, preventing
the wood from becoming buckled or fractured:
Ebony, English Sycamore, Rosewood, Black Wood, Cherry, Mahogany, Yellow
Wood & Jack Wood
- Canons, muskets, anchors, and other intricate trimmings on this historic
warship model are sculpted of metal
- Sails are handmade of fine linen and rigging lines vary in
weight, thickness and color - as they did on the original US
navy warship Constellation
- Our wooden model ships are built according to scale through
original plans, pictures and drawings
- The USS Constellation warship model is carefully
inspected for quality and accuracy numerous times before packaging
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