USS Constitution was one of six frigates authorized for construction by an act of Congress in 1794. Joshua Humphreys designed them to be the Navy's capital ships. Larger and more heavily armed ...
President George Washington signed the bill into law and created the Navy with a mandate for six new frigates, including the USS Constitution. Construction on the USS Constitution began in 1794 ...
The bigger and heavier destroyers can surprise by matching pace with smaller and lighter frigates. Even the United States' hefty USS Zumwalt class of destroyer can sail at 30 knots -- more than ...