USS Constellation constructed in 1854 is a sloop-of-war, and the second United States Navy ship to carry this famous name. According to the US Naval Registry, the original frigate was disassembled on 25 June 1853, in Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia, and the sloop-of-war was constructed in the same yard, possibly with a few recycled materials from the old frigate. USS Constellation is the last sail-only warship designed and built by the Uni...
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USS Constellation constructed in 1854 is a sloop-of-war, and the second United States Navy ship to carry this famous name. According to the US Naval Registry, the original frigate was disassembled on 25 June 1853, in Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia, and the sloop-of-war was constructed in the same yard, possibly with a few recycled materials from the old frigate. USS Constellation is the last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy.
The sloop was launched 26 August 1854, and commissioned 28 July 1855, with Captain Charles H. Bell in command.
From 1855 to 1858, Constellation performed largely diplomatic duties as part of the US Mediterranean Squadron. She was flagship of the US African Squadron from 1859 to 1861. In this period, she disrupted the African slave trade by interdicting three slave ships and releasing the imprisoned slaves. The last of these was captured at the outbreak of the American Civil War: Constellation overpowered the slaver brig Triton...
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