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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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy ship
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
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
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
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
notableFor operations against Barbary corsairs
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
protect American commerce
role warship
serviceEntry 1799
status decommissioned
technologyLevel late 18th-century naval architecture
type frigate
usedIn protection of American merchant shipping
showing the flag in foreign waters

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CSS Virginia (Merrimack) damagedShip USS Congress
subject surface form: CSS Virginia
Battle of Hampton Roads notableShip USS Congress