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Constellation (Frigate)

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: 670 __ |a Wikipedia WWW site, viewed July 28, 2017 |b USS Constellation (built in 1797 under the direction of Colonel David Stodder at his naval shipyard on Harris Creek in Baltimore, Maryland; launched on September 7, 1797; rebuilt 1853 as the USS Constellation) 678 1_ |a USS Constellation was one of the "Six Original Frigates" authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794. She was distinguished as the first U.S. Navy vessel to put to sea and the first U.S. Navy vessel to engage and defeat an enemy vessel. Constructed in 1797, she was modified several times in succeeding decades. Materials from the 1797 Constellation were used in the1854 ship also named USS Constellation.

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The Door (Vol. 3, No. 4), 1971-07-21

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Scope and Contents "The Connie is No Lady" [attack aircraft carrier USS Constellation, Non-Violent Action (NVA) works to keep the Connie in San Diego]; "Caution -- Hitchhiking May Be Hazardous To Your Health" [police, hitchikers, and Uptown Optimist Club of San Diego]; "Priest Suspended Over Tortilla" [Father Victor Salandini, active with United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, suspeded from all priestly offices]; [Comics: Studly; Smile; Rodney, Undercover Agent; Kabibblerfunnies; The Newly Weds]; "Reader's...
Dates: Publication: 1971-07-21