Progress in building frigate at Norfolk, Va.

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Progress in building frigate at Norfolk, Va.

Description

Details on the frigate construction, what was completed, what tasks were unfinished. All supplies in hand or are arriving daily.

year created

1795

month created

12

day created

12

in collection

note

Enclosed in Pickering to US Senate, 12/12/1795..

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Timothy Pickering
Josiah Fox
naval constructor
Richard Dale
superintendent
agent

notable location

Chesapeake
Norfolk
Virginia
War Department
Navy yard

notable item/thing

keel
frigate
ship
boat
gun deck
timbers
live oak
frame
copper
bowsprit
yard
carling
ledge
coaming
hatchways
mast
caboose
hearth
forge
armourer's tools
spare coppers
boilers

notable idea/issue

construction
report
contract
progress

document number

1795121290000

number of pages

1

Document instances

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[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Naval Documents of Barbary Wars [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Timothy Pickering [unknown] [n/a]