USS Constellation (1854)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Constellation_%281854%29
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Constellation
gptkbp:armament 28 guns
gptkbp:beam 43 ft (13 m)
gptkbp:class screw frigate
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_A._Winslow
gptkbp:commissioned 1855
1894
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Gideon_Welles
gptkbp:crew 400
gptkbp:decommissioned 1894
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1894
gptkbp:displacement 2,200 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 20 ft (6.1 m)
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finale_date gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
gptkbp:height 20 ft (6.1 m)
gptkbp:historical_significance Preserved as a museum ship
First steam frigate of the US Navy
Served in multiple naval engagements
Symbol of US naval power in the 19th century
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Constellation (1854)
gptkbp:launch_date 1854
gptkbp:length 224 ft (68 m)
gptkbp:notable_event Rescue missions
Diplomatic missions
Blockade duty during the Civil War
Training ship for naval cadets
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:range 1,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:USS_Constellation_(1955)
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:South_America
gptkb:West_Indies
North Atlantic
gptkbp:services gptkb:battle
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Niagara
gptkbp:speed 13 knots
gptkbp:water_management gptkb:1921
gptkbp:width 43 ft (13 m)