Historedia
Person

Increase Sumner

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1794–1797

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Increase Sumner, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Launch of USS Constitution

    1794–1797

    Role: Governor of Massachusetts, attended the 20 September 1797 launching ceremony

    1. 1794–March 1796 · United States naval construction under the Naval Act of 1794Authorization and Halted Construction

      The Naval Act of 1794 authorized six original frigates, with Constitution the third constructed; a March 1796 peace accord with Algiers halted construction.

    2. 20 September 1797 · Boston Harbor shipyard where Constitution awaited launchingFirst Launching Ceremony Attempt

      A launching ceremony on 20 September 1797 was attended by President John Adams and Massachusetts Governor Increase Sumner, but the launch did not succeed then.

    3. 21 October 1797 · Boston HarborLaunch into Boston Harbor

      After a month of rebuilding the ways, Constitution slipped into Boston Harbor on 21 October 1797, Captain James Sever breaking a bottle of Madeira wine on her bowsprit.

Sources

  1. USS Constitution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13