27 March 1794 A.D. President George Washington Signs Naval Act of 1974 for Construction of Six Frigates
27 March 1794 A.D. President George Washington Signs Naval Act of 1974 for Construction of Six Frigates: UNITED STATES, CONSTELLATION, CONSTITUTION, CHESAPEAKE, CONGRESS, and PRESIDENT http://www.navy.mil/search/display_history.asp 1794 - President George Washington signs the Naval Act of 1794 authorizing the construction of six frigates: United States, Constellation, Constitution, Chesapeake, Congress, and President. 1799 - During the Quasi-War with France, the frigate Constitution recaptures the American sloop Neutrality back from France. 1880 - The sloop of war Constellation departs New York with food for famine victims in Ireland. To modify the sloop for the mission, her armament and some ballast are removed, and carpenters at the New York Navy Yard build bins on the lowest deck to carry a cargo of more than 2,500 barrels of potatoes and flour. 1944 - USS Hake (SS 256) torpedoes and sinks Japanese merchant tanker Yamamizu Maru about 75 miles south of Borneo. Also o...