Continued from June 17th.
Republicans liked the savings of the gunboats. Instead of spending $302,000 for a ship like the USS Constitution, the first estimates for the gunboats were put at $5,000, but actually ended up costing around $10,000 apiece. And, of course, finding names for them was not necessary as they went by numbers.
In 1805, Congress authorized the construction of 25 gunboats, followed by 50 in 1806 and 188 in 1807. They were built at different ports to spread the money and labor around.
Everyone knew the gunboats were no threat to the Royal Navy and could not ever launch a pre-emptive strike.
More to Come. --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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