Bow Decor - USS Constitution Museum
2017年3月3日 · Across USS Constitution‘s nearly 220-year history, the ship’s bow has been graced with several different carved decorations. An examination of those figureheads, billetheads and trailboards illustrate the changing look of “Old Ironsides” across the centuries.
ship's figureheads - Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns ...
2022年11月21日 · Hello, I am looking to make the figurehead for my USS Essex frigate and I was wondering if it makes more sense to carve one out of wood or to carve one out of clay and then paint it, but I have never done this before so any advice is welcome. the figurehead ...
Happy Trails…. - USS Constitution Museum
2017年5月5日 · In one of the earliest known photographs of USS Constitution, taken by photographer Albert Gregory on May 27, 1858 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the second Andrew Jackson figurehead surmounts flowing and trailing vines that decorate the cutwater.
USS Essex (CV-9) - Wikipedia
USS Essex (CV/CVA/CVS-9) was an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the 24-ship Essex class built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name.
USS Essex (1874) - Wikipedia
Essex was originally equipped with one 11-inch (280 mm) cannon, four nine-inch (230 mm) Dahlgren guns and a 60-pounder (127mm) cannon. [3] Essex had a very bluff appearance; she had a figurehead, a moderate tumble home and a shapely rounded stern. [3] She also had a bowsprit, a jib boom and also a flying jib boom. [3]
Figureheads - NHHC
2021年8月23日 · A carved wooden, or metal, decoration, figureheads are found at the bow of ships and embodied the spirit of a ship. U.S. Navy ships utilized patriotic figureheads onboard various warships, but...
USS Constitution first vessel to enter Dry Dock #1 on 24 June 1833. First caisson (floating gate) constructed of wood; used until 1902; 2nd caisson (the one in place today) was the first steel-hulled “vessel” built in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The 3rd caisson, built for the USN, will be in place for the 2015-2017/8 Constitution restoration.
USS Essex (Frigate) - NHHC
The frigate, USS Essex, was built at Enos Briggs, Salem, Massachusetts, and was commissioned on December 17, 1799. During the Quasi-War with France, she became the first U.S. Navy warship to...
USS Essex (1874) - acearchive.org
The USS Essex (1874) was a steam sloop that was built by Donald McKay and commissioned by the United States Navy in 1876. The ship was the only surviving vessel constructed by McKay and was armed with a single 11-inch smoothbore cannon, four 9-inch Dahlgren cannons, and one 60-pounder cannon.
USS ESSEX (CV-9) Deployments & History - HullNumber.com
USS Essex (CV-9) was a highly decorated aircraft carrier used in World War II and the Korean War. She was built in 1942 and was a key player in many victorious battles. She was the first carrier in her class, the Essex class.