Progress in building frigate at Norfolk, Va.
Document 1795Details on the frigate construction, what was completed, what tasks were unfinished. All supplies in hand or are arriving daily.
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Type
Printed Document
Description
Details on the frigate construction, what was completed, what tasks were unfinished. All supplies in hand or are arriving daily.
Date
12/12/1795
Author
Collection
Document number
1795121290000
Note
Enclosed in Pickering to US Senate, 12/12/1795..
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Josiah Fox
naval constructor
Richard Dale
superintendent
agent
Notable locations
Chesapeake
Norfolk
Virginia
War Department
Navy yard
Notable items
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