Regarding plan to partially copper the bottom of frigate Constellation; and the matter of launching

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Regarding plan to copper bottom of frigate Constellation, Stodder is advised to conform to instructions previously communicated. Discusses safest manner of launching vessel and advises to take measures to ensure a safe launching.

Date

07/18/1797

Recipient

David Stodder

Sent from

Philadelphia

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To

Document number

1797071815055

Page start

256

Notable persons

David Stodder
Josiah Fox
naval constructor
Navy Constructor
War Department
Secretary of War
James McHenry

Notable locations

War Office
Baltimore
Philadelphia

Notable items

Constellation
coppering
keel
vessel
frigate
lower blocks