07-11-2003, 01:28 PM
Of course, no one should go on any displayed info without delving into the matter of interest themselves, and I've made more than one mistake here...
Recolloecting further, I now remember that Congress isn't one of the first three, but rather Constellation takes her place in that triad of ships. United States, launched from New York; Constellation, from Baltimore; and Constitution from Boston.
Furthermore, the Constitution's website details her history and states that "Old Ironsides" stick twice on her slipways during launch, so technically it wasn't a flawless launch. But I am certain that United States definitely hit the water too hard (for the damaged false keel contributed to the fact that she was the least fleet of the frigates).
Recolloecting further, I now remember that Congress isn't one of the first three, but rather Constellation takes her place in that triad of ships. United States, launched from New York; Constellation, from Baltimore; and Constitution from Boston.
Furthermore, the Constitution's website details her history and states that "Old Ironsides" stick twice on her slipways during launch, so technically it wasn't a flawless launch. But I am certain that United States definitely hit the water too hard (for the damaged false keel contributed to the fact that she was the least fleet of the frigates).
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