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The U.S. Navy’s Constellation-Class Frigate Crisis Keeps Getting Worse

The Constellation-class frigate was sold as the Navy’s antidote to the Littoral Combat Ship: a proven European hull, minimal changes, and a low-risk path to a capable small surface combatant. -Instead ...
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Navy’s special Army-Navy Game uniforms pay tribute to the six original frigates

The ships, including USS Constitution, were created to fight "Algerine corsairs," also known as Barbary Pirates.

Naval Academy custom football uniform honors ‘Original 6 Frigates’

The uniform, designed for the 2025 Army-Navy football game, honors the original six ships of the Navy, including the USS ...
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Here’s what happened to the US Navy’s original six frigates

A lot of Americans don’t realize that, for a time, there was no U.S. Navy. From 1790 through 1801, the only defenders of ...