USS Congress (1841)
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USS Congress—the fourth United States Navy ship to carry that name—was a sailing frigate, like her predecessor, USS Congress (1799).
.jpg) USS Congress (1841) | |
| History | |
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| Name | USS Congress |
| Builder | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
| Launched | August 16, 1841 |
| Commissioned | May 7, 1842 |
| Fate | Sunk, March 8, 1862 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Tonnage | 1867 |
| Length | 179 ft (55 m) (p.p.) |
| Beam | 47 ft 9.6 in (14.569 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Complement | 480 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | |
Congress served in the Mediterranean, South Atlantic Ocean, and in the Pacific Ocean. She continued to operate as an American warship until the American Civil War, when she was sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia in battle of Newport News, Virginia.