Author: Frank Robert Donovan
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786257807
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
The story of the tall frigates spans one of the most exciting eras of American history. As the first vessels of the United States Navy, these brave sailing ships defended the interests of the new nation on waters around the world. In dramatic duels against the French, the English, the North African corsairs, such men of war as The Constitution, Constellation, Essex, Philadelphia, United States, President and Congress, under the command of intrepid skippers like Truxton, Preble, Talbot, Dale, Lawrence, Bainbridge, Decatur, Barron, Rogers, Hull and Porter, challenged the great sea powers and showed that the rights of the infant country could not be abused.
The Tall Frigates
Author: Frank Robert Donovan
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786257807
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
The story of the tall frigates spans one of the most exciting eras of American history. As the first vessels of the United States Navy, these brave sailing ships defended the interests of the new nation on waters around the world. In dramatic duels against the French, the English, the North African corsairs, such men of war as The Constitution, Constellation, Essex, Philadelphia, United States, President and Congress, under the command of intrepid skippers like Truxton, Preble, Talbot, Dale, Lawrence, Bainbridge, Decatur, Barron, Rogers, Hull and Porter, challenged the great sea powers and showed that the rights of the infant country could not be abused.
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786257807
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
The story of the tall frigates spans one of the most exciting eras of American history. As the first vessels of the United States Navy, these brave sailing ships defended the interests of the new nation on waters around the world. In dramatic duels against the French, the English, the North African corsairs, such men of war as The Constitution, Constellation, Essex, Philadelphia, United States, President and Congress, under the command of intrepid skippers like Truxton, Preble, Talbot, Dale, Lawrence, Bainbridge, Decatur, Barron, Rogers, Hull and Porter, challenged the great sea powers and showed that the rights of the infant country could not be abused.
American Heavy Frigates 1794–1826
Author: Mark Lardas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782005226
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
By 1805 the 44-gun frigate was probably viewed as a failed experiment whilst the 38-gun frigate was viewed as the vessel of the future. Ten years later every navy was building 44-gun frigates and today it is viewed as the symbol of the Napoleonic-era cruiser. This remarkable transformation resulted from the performance of three ships – the Constitution, United States, and President – 44-gun frigates built for the United States Navy between 1794 and 1799. Their victories in the naval War of 1812, as well as their performance against the Barbary Pirates, caught the imagination of the world – and spurred all navies into re-examining the class.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782005226
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
By 1805 the 44-gun frigate was probably viewed as a failed experiment whilst the 38-gun frigate was viewed as the vessel of the future. Ten years later every navy was building 44-gun frigates and today it is viewed as the symbol of the Napoleonic-era cruiser. This remarkable transformation resulted from the performance of three ships – the Constitution, United States, and President – 44-gun frigates built for the United States Navy between 1794 and 1799. Their victories in the naval War of 1812, as well as their performance against the Barbary Pirates, caught the imagination of the world – and spurred all navies into re-examining the class.
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
Author: Ian W. Toll
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393066649
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
"A fluent, intelligent history...give[s] the reader a feel for the human quirks and harsh demands of life at sea."—New York Times Book Review Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military became the most divisive issue facing the new government. The founders—particularly Jefferson, Madison, and Adams—debated fiercely. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect from pirates or drain the treasury and provoke hostility? Britain alone had hundreds of powerful warships. From the decision to build six heavy frigates, through the cliff-hanger campaign against Tripoli, to the war that shook the world in 1812, Ian W. Toll tells this grand tale with the political insight of Founding Brothers and the narrative flair of Patrick O'Brian.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393066649
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
"A fluent, intelligent history...give[s] the reader a feel for the human quirks and harsh demands of life at sea."—New York Times Book Review Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military became the most divisive issue facing the new government. The founders—particularly Jefferson, Madison, and Adams—debated fiercely. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect from pirates or drain the treasury and provoke hostility? Britain alone had hundreds of powerful warships. From the decision to build six heavy frigates, through the cliff-hanger campaign against Tripoli, to the war that shook the world in 1812, Ian W. Toll tells this grand tale with the political insight of Founding Brothers and the narrative flair of Patrick O'Brian.
The Blackwall Frigates
Author: Basil Lubbock
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blackwall Yard (London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blackwall Yard (London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Hen Frigates
Author: Joan Druett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684854341
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A hen frigate is any boat with the captain's wife on board. This is their story of life on the high seas.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684854341
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A hen frigate is any boat with the captain's wife on board. This is their story of life on the high seas.
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
Author: Ian W. Toll
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039333032X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
From the decision to build six heavy frigates through the cliffhanger campaign against Tripoli to the war that shook the world in 1812, Toll tells the grand tale of the founding of the U.S. Navy.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039333032X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
From the decision to build six heavy frigates through the cliffhanger campaign against Tripoli to the war that shook the world in 1812, Toll tells the grand tale of the founding of the U.S. Navy.
The Frigate and the Lugger
Author: Francis Claudius Armstrong
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Dark Frigate
Author: Charles Boardman Hawes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Orphans
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A young man dares not return to England after his ship is taken over by pirates and he becomes a member of their crew.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Orphans
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A young man dares not return to England after his ship is taken over by pirates and he becomes a member of their crew.
The Yellow Frigate; Or, The Three Sisters, Etc
Author: James Grant
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
A New Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Charles Richardson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1268
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1268
Book Description