USS Congress
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USS Congress was a prominent early United States Navy frigate that served during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, participating in key naval conflicts such as the Quasi-War and the War of 1812.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Congress canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship
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sailing frigate ⓘ |
| activeIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| armament | 44 guns ⓘ |
| associatedWith | development of U.S. blue-water naval power ⓘ |
| builtFor | United States Navy frigate program of the 1790s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Age of Sail frigates of the United States
ⓘ
ships of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| class | 44-gun frigate ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | late 18th century ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Barbary War
NERFINISHED
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Quasi-War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | wooden hull, sail rigging, and broadside armament ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| design | heavily armed cruising warship ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrewType |
marines
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sailors ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early United States Navy ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1795 ⓘ |
| launched | 1799 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalBranch | blue-water navy ⓘ |
| navalTheater |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
operations against Barbary corsairs
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operations against French privateers ⓘ service during the War of 1812 ⓘ service in early U.S. naval conflicts ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| purpose |
engage enemy warships
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protect American commerce ⓘ |
| role | warship ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1799 ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | late 18th-century naval architecture ⓘ |
| type | frigate ⓘ |
| usedIn |
protection of American merchant shipping
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showing the flag in foreign waters ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
CSS Virginia