Orders to proceed to Baltimore to consult on launch of frigate Constellation
Document 1797Joshua Humphreys ordered to proceed to Baltimore to consult with Captain Thomas Truxton and David Stodder regarding the launching of the Constellation without sustaining injury to the vessel. Survey the state of the ship on the stocks. Check the depth of the water, the state of the mud, the state of the ship as she stands on the stocks. Give an opinion whether to copper the bottom on the stocks or after she is launched.
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Letterbook
Description
Joshua Humphreys ordered to proceed to Baltimore to consult with Captain Thomas Truxton and David Stodder regarding the launching of the Constellation without sustaining injury to the vessel. Survey the state of the ship on the stocks. Check the depth of the water, the state of the mud, the state of the ship as she stands on the stocks. Give an opinion whether to copper the bottom on the stocks or after she is launched.
Date
07/25/1797
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1797072515255
Page start
259
Notable persons
Joshua Humphreys
Josiah Fox
naval constructor
Navy Constructor
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
David Stodder
Secretary of War
War Department
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Office
Baltimore
Philadelphia
ship yard
Notable items
stocks
frigate Constellation
copper
wharf
mud
frigate launching