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 $19,833,259.52 in 2024).

2008年3月17日 · 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.

Of the six original frigates that began the United States Navy, only Constitution—homeported at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston—remains and is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat...

2019年3月27日 · Washington named these six frigates: USS President, USS Constellation, USS Chesapeake, USS United States, USS Congress and (our favorite) the undefeated USS Constitution.

Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy is a book by Ian W. Toll, which was published by Norton in 2006. The book is a history of the original six frigates of the U.S. Navy. It was the 2007 recipient of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature. [1][2] It received the Colby Award in 2007. [3]

2022年7月8日 · Describes the origins and early history of the American Navy, discussing the debates by the founding fathers over the need for a permanent military, the decision to construct six heavy frigates, the campaign against Tripoli, and the War of 1812

The act authorized the construction of six frigates at a total cost of $688,888.82. These ships were the first ships of what became the United States Navy. [2]

It centers on the first vessels purpose-built for the navy, the half-dozen frigates of which the USS Constitution moored in Boston today is the last survivor.

U.S. NAVY ORIGINAL FRIGATES The 1794 "Act to Provide a Naval Armament," signed by President George Washington, allowed for the building of six warships, thereby establishing the U.S. Navy to...

The United States Congress authorized the original six frigates of the United States Navy with the Naval Act of 1794 on 27 March 1794 at a total cost of $688,888.82. These ships were built during the formative years of the United States Navy, on the …