USS Congress was a row galley that served the Continental Navy during the American Revolution .
6-531: USS Congress may refer to: USS Congress (1776) , was a galley built on Lake Champlain, which served as flagship in the Battle of Valcour Island USS Congress (1777) , was a 28-gun frigate built under authority of an act of the Second Continental Congress dated 13 December 1775 USS Congress (1799) , was
12-451: A 38-gun sailing frigate launched in 1799 and in service periodically until she was broken up in 1834 USS Congress (1841) , was a 52-gun frigate launched in 1841 and destroyed by the ironclad CSS Virginia in 1862 USS Congress (1868) , was a screw sloop in commission from 1870 to 1876 USS Congress (ID-3698) , was a patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919 USS Congress (FFG-63) ,
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24-624: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles USS Congress (1776) The galley – which was rowed by oarsmen instead of using sail - had the distinction of serving the young American Navy for only a week before being scuttled after combat with the British. The galley built at the direction of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold at Skenesborough, New York, in 1776 for a fleet intended to impede British advance southward on Lake Champlain . Joining Arnold's fleet on 6 October 1776, Congress , and her crew of 80, served as flagship during
30-544: The Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, fought on 11–13 October of that year. During the first day's lengthy engagement she fought valiantly, but suffered extensive damage to her hull, mast, and yards, at the hands of the vastly superior British force. On 12 October the American Continental Fleet, hopeful of further delaying the enemy as well as escaping to Crown Point, New York , slipped through
36-400: The British line under cover of darkness, only to be overtaken the following day at Split Rock. In the ensuing engagement, Congress was so shattered that Arnold was obliged to run her ashore and set the ship ablaze. Although more than 20 of her crew were killed and Congress herself was destroyed, the mission of the ship and the fleet was accomplished. The British, their advance delayed until
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