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It has been a busy day. I have had a friend over working to lay down some laminate and as usual I find that I am nearly useless when it comes to anything dealing with tools. Since I am tired and because I will be celebrating Eucharist at the JFSC Chapel and then coming home to finish the work on the laminate with my friend I will simply re-post an older article. Since the Navy birthday was not long ago I thought that an article about the “Year of the Frigates” or the first year of the War 1812 would be in order.
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USS Constitution
This is the second of a series of articles I will write commemorating the 236th anniversary of the founding of the United States Navy. This article discusses the actions of the USS Constitution and USS United States at the outbreak of hostilities in which they defeated three British Frigates in battles that are legend in the annals of Naval History. I grew up reading the stories of naval actions during the War of 1812 with rapt fascination. I could describe the battles, the ships and the brave Captains in detail even at a young age. I can close my eyes and see the paintings, drawings and the diagrams of the ships, their sailors and the battles that they fought. I guess that I was destined to end up in the Navy. But then how could I not? My birthday falls on March 27th, the anniversary…
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