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Original six frigates of the United States Navy

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Original six frigates of the United States Navy

The United States Congress authorized the original six frigates of the United States Navy with the Naval Act of 1794 on March 27, 1794, at a total cost of $688,888.82 (equivalent to $18.6 million in 2024). These ships were built during the formative years of the United States Navy, on the recommendation of designer Joshua Humphreys for a fleet of frigates powerful enough to engage any frigates of the French or British navies, yet fast enough to evade any ship of the line. One of these original six, the USS Constitution, is still in commission and is the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat.

Tables

· Construction
Chesapeake
Chesapeake
Ship
Chesapeake
Site
Gosport, Virginia
Guns
38
Naval constructor
Josiah Fox
Superintendent
Richard Dale
Constitution
Constitution
Ship
Constitution
Site
Boston, Massachusetts
Guns
44
Naval constructor
George Claghorn
Superintendent
Samuel Nicholson
President
President
Ship
President
Site
New York, New York
Guns
44
Naval constructor
Christian Bergh
Superintendent
Silas Talbot
United States
United States
Ship
United States
Site
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Guns
44
Naval constructor
Joshua Humphreys
Superintendent
John Barry
Congress
Congress
Ship
Congress
Site
Kittery, Maine
Guns
38
Naval constructor
James Hackett
Superintendent
James Sever
Constellation
Constellation
Ship
Constellation
Site
Baltimore, Maryland
Guns
38
Naval constructor
David Stodder
Superintendent
Thomas Truxtun
Ship
Site
Guns
Naval constructor
Superintendent
Reference
Chesapeake
Gosport, Virginia
38
Josiah Fox
Richard Dale
Constitution
Boston, Massachusetts
44
George Claghorn
Samuel Nicholson
President
New York, New York
44
Christian Bergh
Silas Talbot
United States
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
44
Joshua Humphreys
John Barry
Congress
Kittery, Maine
38
James Hackett
James Sever
Constellation
Baltimore, Maryland
38
David Stodder
Thomas Truxtun

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