38-gun frigate
Length-- 152.6 feet
Beam-- 41.3 feet
Draft-- 20 feet
Crew-- 340 officers and enlisted
Armament-- 29 18-pdr. long guns, 18 32-pdr. carronades, 2 12-pdr. long guns and 1 12 pdr. carronade.
(The USS Constitution carried 30 24-pdr. long guns for her main battery.)
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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