U.S. Navy Ships - Sailing Ships
Index: Pictures of United States Navy Ships 1775-1941
Sailing Ships
Note: This Select List describes photographs and photographs of artworks or models. No original artworks are included in this collection. To request more information or additional images, please contact us.
1. Alfred (formerly the Black Prince). 24-gun ship. Port stern quarter. 1775. Painting by Harry W Carpenter.
National Archives Identifier: 512968 Local Identifier: 19-N-9977 |
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2. Bonhomme Richard (formerly the Duc de Duras). 40-gun frigate. Starboard side, under sail. 1779. Artwork
National Archives Identifier: 512962 Local Identifier: 19-N-7873 |
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3. Bonhomme Richard. Starboard side. Photograph of wooden model.
National Archives Identifier: 512966 Local Identifier: 19-N-9509 |
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4. Bonhomme Richard. Battle with the Serapis, 1779. 1779. Painting by James Hamilton.
National Archives Identifier: 512983 Local Identifier: 19-N-12013 |
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5. Constellation, 1798. 38-gun frigate. Battle with L'Insurgente with France, February 1799. 1798. Copy of artwork by Hoff..
National Archives Identifier: 512908 Local Identifier: 19-CN-12348 |
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6. Constellation. Starboard, at wharf. 1926.
National Archives Identifier: 513001 Local Identifier: 19-N-13558 |
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7. Constitution. 44-gun frigate. Starboard bow, under sail. Painting by Marshall Johnson.
National Archives Identifier: 513007 Local Identifier: 19-N-13770 |
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8. Constitution. Sail plan. Artwork
National Archives Identifier: 512970 Local Identifier: 19-N-9982 |
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9. Constitution. Meeting with the Guernere, 1812. 1812. Artwork by Thomas Birch.
National Archives Identifier: 512982 Local Identifier: 19-N-11845 |
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10. Constitution. Port beam, at sea. 1931.
National Archives Identifier: 512901 Local Identifier: 19-A-5A-383 |
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11. United States. 44-gun frigate Battle with the Macedonian, 1812. 1812. Engraving after Alonzo Chappel.
National Archives Identifier: 512967 Local Identifier: 19-N-9945 |
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12. Enterprise, 1799. 12-gun schooner. Capturing a Tripolitan corsair in 1801. Drawing by N. Hoff.
National Archives Identifier: 512986 Local Identifier: 19-N-12435 |
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13. Philadelphia. 38-gun frigate. Stranding and capture on Oct. 31, 1803. 1803. Etching by Joseph F Sabin from a drawing by Hoff.
National Archives Identifier: 512995 Local Identifier: 19-N-13264 |
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14. Essex. 32-gun frigate Port side, under sail. Artwork
National Archives Identifier: 512998 Local Identifier: 19-N-13279 |
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15. Wasp, 1806. 18-gun sloop. Capture of the Frolic on Oct. 18, 1812.. Drawing and engraving by F. Kearny , based on sketch by Lieutenant Claxton.
National Archives Identifier: 532910 Local Identifier: 148-GW-488 |
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16. Erie, 1814. 18-gun sloop. Starboard side, under sail. Artwork
National Archives Identifier: 512994 Local Identifier: 19-N-13044 |
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17. Independence, 1815. 74-gun ship of the line. Starboard side, under sail. Artwork
National Archives Identifier: 512951 Local Identifier: 19-N-3164 |
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18. Independence. Sail plan. Artwork
National Archives Identifier: 513024 Local Identifier: 19-N-16377 |
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19. Columbus. 74-gun ship of the line. Departure from Tokyo Bay with the Vincennes, July 19, 1846. 1846. Drawing from sketches by John Easterly.
National Archives Identifier: 512956 Local Identifier: 19-N-6789 |
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20. Hudson (formerly the Liberator), 1826. Port bow, under sail. 1826. Engraving by W I Bennet.
National Archives Identifier: 512996 Local Identifier: 19-N-13265 |
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21. Pennsylvania, Port side, under sail. 120-gun ship of the line. 1837. Lithograph by N. Currier.
National Archives Identifier: 513017 Local Identifier: 19-N-14609 |
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22. Somers, starboard side, under sail. 10-gun brig. Starboard side, under sail. 1842. Artwork
National Archives Identifier: 512981 Local Identifier: 19-N-11508 |
Please note: Based on leaflet Pictures of United States Navy ships, 1775-1941. Published by the National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1974. 14 pages. Web version differs in content from printed version. Printed version also contains fewer illustrations.
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