Career
Ordered:
Laid down:
Launched:	16 August 1841
Commissioned:	7 May 1842
Fate:	Sunk in battle, 9 September 1861
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement:	1,867 tons
Length:	179 ft
Beam:	47 ft 10 in
Draught:	22 ft 6 in
Propulsion:	Sail
Speed:
Range:
Complement:	480 officers and enlisted
Armament:	4 x 8", 48 x 32-pdr

The fourth USS Congress of the United States Navy was a sailing frigate like her predecessor, surviving into the American Civil War, where she was destroyed by the ironclad CSS Virginia. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... the United States naval jack File links The following pages link to this file: USS Indianapolis (CA-35) USS Monitor USS Peleliu (LHA-5) USS Oregon (BB-3) USS Akron (ZRS-4) USS Housatonic (1861) USS Holland (SS-1) USS S-1 (SS-105) USS R-14 (SS-91) USS... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Sailing frigates were 4th, 5th, or 6th-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Ironclad warships, frequently shortened to just ironclads, were ships sheathed with thick iron plates for protection. ... CSS Virginia was an ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. ...

The frigate was launched at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, 16 August 1841, and placed in commission under Captain Philip Voorhees on 7 May 1842. Her first cruise, starting 15 July, took her to the Mediterranean for service with the Squadron of Commodores Charles W. Morgan (naval officer) and Charles Morris (naval officer). In Dec. 1843 she proceeded to the east coast of South America seizing the Buenos Aires naval squadron blockading Montevideo(?) on 29 September 1844, where she was active until January 1845 in safeguarding U.S. trade. She was placed in ordinary at Norfolk, Virginia in March. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS), often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy shipyard for building, remodeling, and repairing the Navys ships. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... Commodore Charles W. Morgan (1790 – 1853) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. ... Charles Morris (1784 - 1856) was a U.S. naval administrator and officer. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Norfolk, Virginia, viewed from Portsmouth, across the Elizabeth River Norfolk is a city in the U.S. state of Virginia in the United States of America. ...

Congress was recommissioned on 15 September 1845 as flagship of Commodore Robert F. Stockton and sailed for the Pacific in late October. After landing the United States Commissioner to the Sandwich Islands at Honolulu on 10 June, she proceeded to Monterey Bay where she joined the Pacific Squadron. Captain Elie A. F. La Vallette assumed command on 20 July employing her along the west coast during the Mexican-American War. Large detachments of her crew participated in battles on Rio San Gabriel and the plains of La Mesa, and in the occupation of Los Angeles. She assisted in the bombardment and capture of Guaymas, Mexico, in October 1847, and in November furnished a detachment which aided in the occupation of Mazatlan. On 23 August 1848 she departed La Paz, Baja California Sur for Norfolk, arriving the following January to be placed in ordinary. September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Robert Field Stockton (20 August 1795–7 October 1866) was a United States naval officer, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican-American War, who was from a notable political family also served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of California, south of San Francisco. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... The Mexican-American War was a war fought between the United States and Mexico between 1846 and 1848. ... Downtown Los Angeles skyline facing northeast toward the San Gabriel Mountains on a clear winter day. ... Guaymas is a port city in Sonora, Mexico. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Mazatlán is a city (population 340,000 as of 2000) located on the Pacific coast of Mexico, just across from the southernmost tip of Baja California. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Bay of La Paz, as seen from the International Space Station La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur, Mexico, is a small city on the shores of the Gulf of California. ...

In May 1850 she was assigned a threefold mission, protection of United States interests between the mouth of the Amazon and Cape Horn, prevention of the use of the American flag to cover the African slave trade, and maintenance of neutral rights during hostilities among the South American countries. Departing Hampton Roads on 12 June, she arrived at Rio de Janeiro 1 September and assumed duty as flagship of the Brazil Squadron under Commodore Issac McKeever until June 1853. She returned to New York City on 20 July for decommissioning. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Length 6,296 km Elevation of the source 5,597 m Average discharge 219,000 m³/s Area watershed 6,915,000 km² Origin Nevado Mismi Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Brazil (62. ... Cape Horn is often said to be the southernmost point of South America. ... This article discusses the history of the slave trade of Africa, and its effect upon the continent. ... Hampton Roads, Virginia 1858 Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the United States. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ...

On 19 June 1855 Congress sailed for the Mediterranean and there followed 2 years as flagship of Commodore Samuel L. Breese. Sailing from Spezia, Italy, on 26 November 1857 she arrived at Philadelphia on 13 January 1858 and was placed out of commission. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

In 1859 Congress was reassigned as flagship of Commodore Joshua R. Sands and the Brazil Squadron, remaining in that area until the Civil War precipitated her return to Boston, on 22 August 1861. 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

On 9 September 1861, she was ordered to duty under command of Captain Louis M. Goldsborough in the Atlantic Blockading Squadron, later to serve under Commander W. Smith, and Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith. Congress was anchored off Newport News, Virginia, on 8 March 1862, when she fell under attack by the Confederate ironclad, CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) and five other small ships. After exchanging broadsides with Virginia, Congress slipped her moorings and ran aground in shallow water. The ironclad and her consorts attacked from a distance and inflicted great damage on the ship, killing 120, including the commanding officer. Ablaze in several places and unable to bring guns to bear on the enemy, Congress was forced to strike her colors. Heavy shore batteries prevented Virginia from taking possession, instead she fired several rounds of hot shot and incendiary causing Congress to burn to the water's edge, and her magazine to explode. Lt Smith, having been in command at the time, died in the action. September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough (February 18, 1805–February 20, 1877) was born in Washington, D.C. He was appointed midshipman in the United States Navy by Secretary of the Navy Paul Hamilton on June 28, 1812, at the age of seven. ... Joseph B. Smith (1826 – 8 March 1861) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. ... Newport News is an independent city located in Virginia. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 1862 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Ironclad warships, frequently shortened to just ironclads, were ships sheathed with thick iron plates for protection. ... CSS Virginia was an ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. ... An incendiary device is a device or weapon designed to create a fire. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles on various subjects. ...

In September 1865, Congress was raised and taken to the Norfolk Navy Yard where she was later sold. Aerial View of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling, and repairing the Navys ships. ...

See USS Congress for other Navy ships of the same name. Five United States Navy ships have been named USS Congress, after the legislature of the US. The first Congress was a galley built on Lake Champlain, and that served as flagship in the Battle of Valcour Island. ...

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