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List of sailing frigates of the United States Navy
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This is a list of sailing frigates of the United States Navy. Frigates were the backbone of the early Navy, although the list shows that many suffered unfortunate fates.
The sailing frigates of the United States were unique in that their hulls were made of American live oak, a particularly hardy genus that made very resilient hulls; as a result of this, the ships were known to withstand damage that would have scuppered frigates of other nations. American frigates were also very heavily armed; the USN's 44s were actually armed with approximately 54 to 60 guns, giving them the firepower of a third rate ship of the line.
| Name | Dates | Fate |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 1799–1814 | scuttled and burned to prevent capture |
| Alliance | 1778–1785 | abandoned near Philadelphia |
| Bonhomme Richard | 1779 | sank after taking Serapis |
| Boston (II) | 1777–1780 | |
| Boston (III) | 1799–1814 | burned to prevent capture |
| Bourbon | 1783 | never completed |
| Brandywine | 1825–1864 | destroyed by fire |
| Chesapeake | 1800–1813 | captured by the British |
| Columbia | 1836–1861 | scuttled and burned to prevent capture |
| Confederacy | 1778–1781 | captured by the British |
| Congress (II) | 1777 | never completed |
| Congress (III) | 1799–1834 | broken up |
| Congress (IV) | 1841–1862 | burned and sank after action with CSS Virginia (e.g. Merrimac) |
| Constellation | 1797–1853 | broken up |
| Constitution[1] | 1797 to date | remains in commission |
| Cumberland | 1842–1862 | sunk by CSS Virginia |
| Cyane | 1815–1835 | broken up |
| Deane | 1778–1783 | |
| Delaware | 1776–1777 | captured by the British |
| Effingham | 1777 | never completed |
| Essex | 1799–1814 | captured by the British |
| General Greene | 1799–1814 | destroyed by fire |
| Guerriere | 1814–1841 | broken up |
| Hancock | 1776–1777 | captured by the British |
| Hudson | 1826–1844 | broken up |
| Insurgent | 1799–1800 | lost at sea |
| John Adams | 1799–1867 | sold |
| New York | 1800–1814 | burned by the British |
| Philadelphia | 1799–1804 | captured by Tripoli boarded and burned by Stephen Decatur |
| Potomac | 1822–1877 | sold |
| President | 1800–1815 | captured by the British |
| Raleigh | 1776–1778 | captured by the British |
| Randolph | 1776–1778 | exploded in battle |
| Raritan | 1843–1861 | destroyed to prevent capture |
| Sabine | 1855–1883 | sold |
| St. Lawrence | 1848–1875 | sold |
| United States | 1797–1865 | scuttled and raised twice, broken up |
| Virginia | 1776–1778 | captured by the British |
- ^ Otherwise known as Old Ironsides.