USS President
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USS President was a prominent early 19th-century American frigate of the United States Navy that saw action in the War of 1812.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frigate
ⓘ
sailing warship ⓘ ship of the line precursor ⓘ |
| armament |
44 guns nominal
ⓘ
carried more than 50 guns in practice ⓘ |
| beam | about 44 feet ⓘ |
| brokenUpDate | 1818 ⓘ |
| builder | Christian Bergh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt |
New York City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captureDate | January 15, 1815 ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
HMS Endymion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captureLocation | off Long Island, New York ⓘ |
| category | Age of Sail warships ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1800 ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1815 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Joshua Humphreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | about 1,576 tons burthen ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| fate |
broken up in Britain
ⓘ
captured by the British in 1815 ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Commodore John Rodgers’ squadron ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | HMS President (1829) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | live oak ⓘ |
| launchDate | April 10, 1800 ⓘ |
| launched | 1800 ⓘ |
| length | about 175 feet on gundeck ⓘ |
| namedAfter | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Commodore John Rodgers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commodore Stephen Decatur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
action with HMS Belvidera, June 1812
ⓘ
chase and engagement with HMS Endymion, January 1815 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | original six frigates of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
USS Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| role |
blockade running
ⓘ
commerce raiding ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass |
President-class frigate
ⓘ
heavy frigate ⓘ |
| usedInWar | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stephen Decatur