USS Congress

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USS Congress was a United States Navy frigate in operation between 1842 and 1862. The fourth Navy ship to carry the name Congress, she served in the Mediterranean, South Atlantic Ocean, and in the Pacific Ocean. She continued to operate as an American warship until the American Civil War, when she was sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia in the Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1862.

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USS Congress (1841)USS Congress (1841)
Library of American history Vol. 4 1918 (144359422)Library of American history Vol. 4 1918 (144359422)
Library of American history Vol. 4 1918 (144359430)Library of American history Vol. 4 1918 (144359430)
USS Congress- Scale in Tonnage & Horizontal Sections & Vertical Sections - NARA - 75841258USS Congress- Scale in Tonnage & Horizontal Sections & Vertical Sections - NARA - 75841258
USS Congress- 1st Cutter - NARA - 75841260USS Congress- 1st Cutter - NARA - 75841260
Plan of Stowage of US Frigate Congress - NARA - 6039418Plan of Stowage of US Frigate Congress - NARA - 6039418
Plans for the USS Congress - NARA - 75841262Plans for the USS Congress - NARA - 75841262
USS Susquehanna and USS Congress at Naples, 1857 attributed to Tommaso de SimoneUSS Susquehanna and USS Congress at Naples, 1857 attributed to Tommaso de Simone
Ironclads battle 7Ironclads battle 7
USS Congress explodesUSS Congress explodes
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflictBattle of SuffolkbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflictSkirmish at Cedar LanebattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1775Battle of Kemp's LandingUnited States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1783Action of 22 January 1783France, naval battle, Kingdom of Great BritainWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1813Battle of Craney IslandUnited States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1861Battle of Sewell's PointbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1861Battle of Pig PointbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1861Battle of Big BethelbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1862Battle of Hampton RoadsbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1862Siege of Yorktownbattle, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1864Battle of SmithfieldbattleWikidata
    objectwatercraftCSS Virginiacasemate ironcladWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS CongressshipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS CumberlandshipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Theodore Rooseveltsupercarrier, Nimitz-class aircraft carrierWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS WhitehallsteamshipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Wisconsinfast battleship, Iowa-class battleshipWikidata
    objectwatercraft1916Portsmouthlightvessel, preserved watercraftWikidata
    objectwatercraft1962USS Enterpriseformer entity, Enterprise-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier, aircraft carrierWikidata
    objectwatercraft1998USS Harry S. Trumansupercarrier, Nimitz-class aircraft carrierWikidata
    organisationfactory1767Norfolk Naval Shipyardshipyard, shipbuildingWikidata
    organisationfactory1886Newport News Shipbuildingshipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding2011Huntington Ingalls Industriesshipbuilding, business, public company, enterpriseWikidata
    sitefort1775Fort Norfolkhistoric district, fortWikidata
    sitefort1834Fort MonroeNational Park Service, fort, unincorporated community in the United StatesWikidata
    sitemuseumPortsmouth Naval Shipyard Museummilitary museum, shipyardWikidata
    sitemuseum1959U.S. Army Transportation Museumtransport museum, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1994Nauticusmilitary museumWikidata
    siteshipwreckUSS Mantasunken vessel, attack submarine, Balao-class submarineWikidata
    commonsimageUSS Congress (1841) Commons
    commonsimageLibrary of American history Vol. 4 1918 (144359422) Commons
    commonsimageLibrary of American history Vol. 4 1918 (144359430) Commons
    commonsimageUSS Congress- Scale in Tonnage & Horizontal Sections & Vertical Sections - NARA - 75841258 Commons
    commonsimageUSS Congress- 1st Cutter - NARA - 75841260 Commons
    commonsimagePlan of Stowage of US Frigate Congress - NARA - 6039418 Commons
    commonsimagePlans for the USS Congress - NARA - 75841262 Commons
    commonsimageUSS Susquehanna and USS Congress at Naples, 1857 attributed to Tommaso de Simone Commons
    commonsimageIronclads battle 7 Commons
    commonsimageUSS Congress explodes Commons
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