Report on the Construction of Frigates
Document 1794Report by the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives, regarding the frigates authorized by the "Act to provide a naval armament." Knox insists that the vessels be "equal, if not superior, to any frigates belonging tto any of the European powers." The largest ships will be of 44-guns; the others will be 36-gun ships. The frigates will be built of live oak and red cedar. Goes into other various details, including the place of construction.
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Report by the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives, regarding the frigates authorized by the "Act to provide a naval armament." Knox insists that the vessels be "equal, if not superior, to any frigates belonging tto any of the European powers." The largest ships will be of 44-guns; the others will be 36-gun ships. The frigates will be built of live oak and red cedar. Goes into other various details, including the place of construction.
Date
12/29/1794
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1794122914000
Note
Am. State Papers, Nav. Af., Vol. 1, pp. 6-8.
Notable persons
House of Representatives
Henry Knox
Joshua Humphreys
Tench Coxe
Notable locations
Portsmouth
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Notable items
frigates
construction
armament
navy
vessels
live oak
red cedar
white oak
pitch pine
locust
contracts
labor
materials
constructors
clerk
wood
timber