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Authorization and Halted Construction
- When
- 1794–March 1796
- Where
- United States naval construction under the Naval Act of 1794
- Part of
- Launch of USS Constitution
The Naval Act of 1794 authorized six original frigates, with Constitution the third constructed; a March 1796 peace accord with Algiers halted construction.
Constitution was one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and was the third constructed. A peace accord announced between the United States and Algiers in March 1796 led to construction being halted in accordance with that act, before work resumed and the frigate was readied for launch.
Sources
- USS Constitution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
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