USS Constellation: From Frigate to Sloop of War

From: Sea Classics | Date: August 1, 2003| Author: Redman, Rod E | Copyright information

USS CONSTELLATION: FROM FRIGATE TO SLOOP OF WAR

By Geoffrey M. Footner

392 Ppgs, Maps & Dwgs, 8"x 11", Hardback. ISBN: 1-55750-2843-6 $39.95. US Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland; 800-233-8764. www.NavalInstitute.org

A mystery solved! Or so it would seem according to author Geoffrey Footner who builds a convincing case for why we should regard the Constellation as the oldest surviving ship of the US Navy. As one reviewer wrote: "Footner has put together a cog...

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