Constellation

A ??-gun corvette built at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA, in 1855. Her dimensions are 53,64x12,73x6,10 (d) m [176'0x41'9"x20'0" (d)] and with a displacement of 1960 tons.

Has been restored to represent a frigate of the end of the 18th century. Presently preserved as a museum ship at the Constellation Dock, Baltimore, MD.

Constellation. Starboard, at wharf. Photograph, 1926. 19-N-13558.

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Updated 1995-04-16 by Lars.Bruzelius@udac.se