| 词条 | USS Congress (1777) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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USS Congress (1777) was a 28-gun frigate of the Continental Navy that was scheduled to participate in the American Revolutionary War against the British. However, while being outfitted prior to her first sailing, the British approached and the Americans set her afire in order to prevent her capture. Ordered by Act of the Second CongressCongress was a sailing frigate built by Lancaster Burling at Poughkeepsie, New York, under authority of an act of the Second Continental Congress, dated 13 December 1775. One of the first 13 ships authorized to be built by the new government, she was placed under the command of Captain Grenell in the summer of 1776. Burned to prevent captureBefore her outfitting was completed, the British occupied the approaches to the Hudson River and extended their control of the environs throughout 1777. The infant Continental Navy suffered the destruction of Congress in October 1777 to prevent her seizure by the enemy. References{{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/congress-ii.html}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Congress 2}} 4 : Ships of the Continental Navy|Sailing frigates of the United States Navy|Ships built in New York (state)|1777 ships |
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