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Sloop-of-war of the United States Navy
USS Congress was a Contoocook-class sloop of the United States Navy. She was laid down during the American Civil War to deter British intervention in 1864
USS_Congress_(1868)
List of ships with the same or similar names
up in 1834 USS Congress (1841), was a 52-gun frigate launched in 1841 and destroyed by the ironclad CSS Virginia in 1862 USS Congress (1868), was a screw
USS_Congress
2 November 1842, 3 killed USS Constellation (1854) USS Cyane (1837) USS Dale (1839) USS Decatur (1839) USS Eagle (1812) USS Epervier (1814), lost in July
List of sloops of war of the United States Navy
List_of_sloops_of_war_of_the_United_States_Navy
USS Worcester (1866) USS Severn (1867) USS Congress (1868) USS Algoma (1868) USS Alaska (1868) USS Omaha (1869) USS Plymouth (1867) USS Galena (1880) USS Mohican (1883)
List of steam gunboats of the United States Navy
List_of_steam_gunboats_of_the_United_States_Navy
Sloops-of-war of the United States Navy
The first USS Alaska was a wooden-hulled screw sloop of war, built at the Boston Navy Yard and named for the then-newly acquired territory. The ship was
USS_Alaska_(1868)
German-born American officer in the United States Navy
following year was assigned to special duty on the USS Congress. He was promoted master in 1870, served on the USS Canandaigua with the North Atlantic Squadron
Adolph_Marix
WWII United States Navy officer (1898–1968)
United States Congress passed a Sense of Congress resolution that McVay's record should reflect that "he is exonerated for the loss of the USS Indianapolis
Charles_B._McVay_III
Bicameral legislature of the United States
constitutional amendments. The Thirteenth (1865), Fourteenth (1868), and Fifteenth Amendments (1870) gave Congress authority to enact legislation to enforce rights
United_States_Congress
United States Navy screw frigate
European Squadron. Relieved by the sloop-of-war USS Ticonderoga, she arrived back in New York on 10 November 1868. Franklin's second tour in the European Squadron
USS_Franklin_(1864)
United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
when he joined the Navy. He served as a petty officer on the frigate USS Congress from 1842 to 1846 and took part in the 1844 capture of the Argentinian
Thomas_E._Atkinson
Sloops-of-war of the United States Navy
USS Kearsarge, a Mohican-class sloop-of-war, is best known for her defeat of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama off Cherbourg, France during
USS_Kearsarge_(1861)
American judge
was delisted in 1994, after demolition in 1993. The World War II destroyer USS Goff was named in his honor.[citation needed] Nathan Goff at the Biographical
Nathan_Goff_Jr.
Sidewheel steam frigate
USS Susquehanna, a sidewheel steam frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Susquehanna River, which rises in Lake Otsego
USS_Susquehanna_(1850)
US Navy installation in Connecticut
submarines: USS Virginia (SSN-774) USS South Dakota (SSN-790) USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) USS Iowa (SSN-797) Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) USS Idaho (SSN-799)
Naval Submarine Base New London
Naval_Submarine_Base_New_London
American naval officer (1838–1893)
31, 1861. At the outbreak of the Civil War, the USS Congress was recalled and Wiltse joined the USS St. Lawrence. Wiltse was present at the Battle of
Gilbert_C._Wiltse
U.S. Naval unit (1821–1907)
commander in California in late July 1846; his flagship was the frigate USS Congress. Stockton accepted the California Battalion under Fremont's command to
Pacific_Squadron
Ship found abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872
1861. The ship was transferred to American ownership and registration in 1868, when given a new name. Thereafter, Mary Celeste sailed uneventfully until
Mary_Celeste
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Minnesota was a wooden steam frigate in the United States Navy. Launched in 1855 and commissioned eighteen months later, the ship served in east Asia
USS_Minnesota_(1855)
Confederate submarine from the American Civil War
Watson. While the United States Navy was constructing its first submarine, USS Alligator, during the American Civil War in late 1861, the Confederates were
Pioneer_(submarine)
Historic site in Philadelphia
William Bainbridge (1774–1833), Navy hero of War of 1812 and captain of the USS Constitution" Francis Biddle (1886–1968), former U.S. attorney general James
Christ_Church_Burial_Ground
member of Congress was John Buchanan Robinson, who graduated from the Class of 1868. As of March 2009, three alumni are members of Congress: Senator John
List of legislators educated at the United States Naval Academy
List_of_legislators_educated_at_the_United_States_Naval_Academy
decommissioned U.S. Navy ships — the steam frigates USS Colorado and USS Susquehanna, screw sloop USS Congress, and unidentified ships described by the press
USS_Ammonoosuc_(1864)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Minnie Moore, daughter of Captain Thomas Moore, who was killed when USS Congress was sunk in 1862. The ship was 205 feet (62 m) long, with a beam of 35
USS_Osceola_(1863)
American screw sloops
or French Navies. Instead of large, costly, ocean-going ironclads such as USS Dunderburg, the legislator wanted the Navy to only consist of coastal ironclads
Contoocook-class_sloop
Post Civil War US Navy Screw Frigate
Warship 1815-1905. Wegner, D.M.; Ratliff, C.D. (September 1998). "USS Wampanoag, 1868: Isherwood, Taylor, and the Search for Speed". Naval Engineers Journal
USS_Wampanoag_(1864)
1797 heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the second oldest naval
USS_Constitution
American naval officer (1761–1807)
United States Navy. In January 1799, he assumed command of the 14-gun brig USS Pickering and took her to the West Indies to protect American commerce during
Edward_Preble
American Civil War ironclad warship
USS Cairo /ˈkeɪroʊ/ is the lead ship of the City-class casemate ironclads built at the beginning of the American Civil War to serve as river gunboats
USS_Cairo
awarded posthumously In addition to the named recipients, the United States Congress has on a few occasions passed special legislation to award the Medal of
List of foreign-born Medal of Honor recipients
List_of_foreign-born_Medal_of_Honor_recipients
Submarine of the Confederate States of America
undersea warfare. She was the first combat submarine to sink a warship (USS Housatonic), although Hunley was not completely submerged, and following
H._L._Hunley
American surgeon and US Navy officer (1809–1880)
War as Fleet Surgeon of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron aboard the USS Minnesota and Medical Officer of the James River Flotilla, participating
William_Maxwell_Wood
Three-masted steam screw frigate of the United States Navy
The first USS Colorado, a 3,400-long-ton (3,500 t), three-masted steam screw frigate of the United States Navy in commission at various times between
USS_Colorado_(1856)
ship built by T. Vernon and Son, Liverpool for the Hall Line in 1864. In 1868 she was transferred to Sun Shipping Company and in 1881 sold to Foley and
Bayard_(ship)
Double-ended, side-wheel gunboat of the United States Navy
000 for both the Agawam and the USS Pontoosuc, they had spent $223,826.16 in building the two ships. In 1902, Congress honored the claim and paid the Portland
USS_Agawam_(1863)
drawing a pension awarded by Congress; granted a pension in 1867 even though he could not prove his service. John Gray (1764–1868) – Continental Army. Last
Last surviving United States war veterans
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American politician
Congressman Thomas Williams and graduated in 1868. He was commissioned a Lieutenant and circumnavigated the globe on the USS Colorado. He was a member of the second
John_Buchanan_Robinson
American passenger and package freighter ship
iron-hulled merchant ship built entirely within the Great Lakes, the gunship USS Michigan, built in 1843, in Erie, Pennsylvania, was the first iron-hulled
SS_Merchant
American naval officer (1781–1813)
officer of the United States Navy. During the War of 1812, he commanded USS Chesapeake in a single-ship action against HMS Shannon, commanded by Philip
James_Lawrence
American politician (1773–1846)
Root (1809–1828), who died aboard the USS Hudson in Rio de Janeiro in December 1828. Elizabeth Root (1813–1868), who married Henry Lee Robinson (1812–1901)
Erastus_Root
American politician (1897–1978)
He was the son of Charles Carl Andersen (1858–1940?) and Lorena Nielson (1868–1946). Charles C. Andersen had emigrated from Denmark to the United States
H._Carl_Andersen
US Navy steam frigates
1855-1883. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-97870-5. "USN Ships--USS Ammonoosuc (1868-1883)". October 5, 2014. Archived from the original on October 5
Wampanoag-class_frigate
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
The first USS Jamestown was a sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Jamestown was launched
USS_Jamestown_(1844)
Fletcher-class destroyer
captain on 28 April 1868 and served as Commandant of Midshipmen in 1868–1870, before taking command of his last ship, the sloop USS Congress. He died on 27
USS_Harrison_(DD-573)
United States Army base on Tongass Island
aboard USS Saginaw, with Jefferson requesting an armed steamer be sent north to support troops in those garrisons, who had no water transport. USS Cyane
Fort_Tongass
1861 ship of the Royal Navy
and was briefly reassigned to the Channel Fleet when she recommissioned in 1868. Defence had short tours on the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Stations
HMS_Defence_(1861)
United States Navy admiral (1801–1870)
service was in command of the European Squadron, from 1867 to 1868, with the screw frigate USS Franklin as his flagship. Farragut remained on active duty
David_Farragut
American steamship
sources of cheap labor. The Japanese government had forbidden emigration since 1868, but in the 1880s it relaxed some of its restrictions. In 1884, the Kingdom
SS_City_of_Tokio
Nebraska becomes a state 1867 - Congress passes a series of Reconstruction acts and the period of Radical Reconstruction begins 1868 – Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Timeline of the history of the United States (1860–1899)
Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1860–1899)
Gunboat of the Confederate States Navy
& Forrest Holdcamper, Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868, Steamship Historical Society, New York, 1975. This article incorporates
CSS_Forrest
American Navy admiral (1807–1883)
to the Mediterranean Squadron, joining the frigate USS Constellation in 1827 and the sloop-of-war USS Warren in 1830. He became a passed midshipman on 4
Thomas_Turner_(naval_officer)
United States Navy officer (1794–1858)
Navy and was initially assigned to USS Revenge, under the command of his elder brother. He was then assigned to USS President, where he served as an aide
Matthew_C._Perry
American rear admiral (1868–1939)
Mark Lambert Bristol (April 17, 1868 – May 13, 1939) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy who served as the United States High Commissioner to
Mark_Lambert_Bristol
1812–1815 conflict in North America
American frigates USS United States and USS Macedonian ended the war blockaded and hulked in New London, Connecticut. USS United States and USS Macedonian attempted
War_of_1812
First national flag of the United States
when it was hoisted at the commissioning of Admiral Esek Hopkins' flagship USS Alfred on the western shore of the Delaware River at Philadelphia. Known
Continental_Union_Flag
Gunboat of the United States Navy
The second USS Augusta was a side-wheel steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for the city of Augusta, Georgia
USS_Augusta_(1853)
SS City of Brooklyn was a steam ship built in Glasgow in 1868 by Tod & McGregor. She was initially owned and operated by the Inman Line. She was of 2,911 GRT
SS_City_of_Brooklyn
1770 shooting deaths of five colonists by British soldiers
Treaty of Paris (1783 painting) USS Adams (1799) USS John Adams (1799) USS Adams (1874) USS President Adams (1941) USS John Adams (1963) Adams House at
Boston_Massacre
United States Navy admiral (1846–1929)
June 1868. He was promoted to ensign on 19 April 1869. Drake initially performed duty in the West Indies in 1868, then served aboard the gunboat USS Penobscot
Franklin_J._Drake
American politician (1835–1917)
plans were drawn up and keels laid for the USS Chicago, USS Boston, USS Atlanta, and the despatch ship USS Dolphin, collectively known as the ABCDs. The
William_E._Chandler
Confederate Navy admiral
of Virginia and began furiously firing toward shore with a carbine as USS Congress was shelled. He soon was brought down by a sharpshooter's minie ball
Franklin_Buchanan
frigate USS United States (1797), is commissioned. July 8 – Senator William Blount of Tennessee becomes the first individual to be expelled from Congress for
1797_in_the_United_States
United States Navy career officer (1848–1922)
first assignment was on board USS Canandaigua. Over the next few years Sebree won repeated promotion: to ensign in 1868, master in 1870, and lieutenant
Uriel_Sebree
British passenger steamer
discounts because Scotia claimed a particularly long track. In a famous February 1868 race, City of Paris and Russia sailed from New York within an hour of each
SS_City_of_Paris_(1865)
American businessman (1838–1912)
"USS Yankee". Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources. Retrieved November 14, 2021. "Arbuckle Deep Sea Hotel". Library of Congress.
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United States Marine Corps general (1806-1880)
frigate USS Congress of the U.S. Pacific Squadron. During the Mexican–American War, Zeilin commanded the Marine Detachment assigned to USS Congress, which
Jacob_Zeilin
US Navy admiral (1837–1917)
officer of USS Kearsarge—the famous ship that had sunk the Confederate privateer Alabama. Dewey's next tour of duty was in 1867 and 1868 as executive
George_Dewey
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Varuna was a screw steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Union naval strategy called for a blockade of the Confederate
USS_Varuna_(1861)
American Civil War captain in Texas
vastly superior Union naval forces: USS Clifton, USS Harriet Lane, USS Westfield, USS Owasco, USS Corypheus, USS Sachem, and four smaller vessels. The
Leon_Smith_(naval_commander)
US Navy admiral (1818–1897)
warship sank both the sloop USS Cumberland and the frigate USS Congress, as well as severely damaging the steam frigate USS Minnesota before retiring behind
John_Lorimer_Worden
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
April 19, 2010. Aitken, R. G. (1951). "In Memoriam, Charles Hitchcock Adams 1868–1951". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 63 (375):
Ansel_Adams
United States Navy commodore (1808–1887)
1852, and remaining at the academy until June 1855. After commanding USS Congress of the Mediterranean Squadron for several years, he was ordered to resume
Thomas Tingey Craven (admiral, born 1808)
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Military unit of the United States Navy
Houses of Congress with Reports of Departments and Selections from Accompanying Papers". "Finding Aid Viewer". "Commanders of the Sixth Fleet". USS Little
European_Squadron
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Social Security and immigration laws, both of which ultimately failed in Congress. He was widely criticized for his administration's handling of Hurricane
George_W._Bush
American patriotic organization
1892 in Cleveland, Ohio and incorporated in 1901 by the United States Congress. Membership is limited to women who are lineal descendants of people who
National Society of United States Daughters of 1812
National_Society_of_United_States_Daughters_of_1812
medal is awarded by the President of the United States on behalf of the Congress. Of the 3,464 Medals of Honor awarded as of September 17, 2009, an estimated
List of Irish-American Medal of Honor recipients
List_of_Irish-American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients
American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
enlisted as a boatswain's mate in New York City. He was assigned to the USS Howquah, a screw steamer commissioned the previous year to protect Union
Alexander Robinson (Medal of Honor)
Alexander_Robinson_(Medal_of_Honor)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
investigate the demise of the USS General Sherman. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 4 February 1868 and was placed in ordinary
USS_Wachusett_(1861)
American politician
built at his personal expense the first iron-clad Ericsson warship, the USS Monitor to combat the confederate converted frigate the Merrimac, which was
John_Augustus_Griswold
Former slave and American politician (1839–1915)
Radical Republicans that controlled Congress overrode President Andrew Johnson's vetoes and passed a Civil Rights Act. In 1868, they passed the 14th Amendment
Robert_Smalls
Portion of the US Constitution regarding Congress' structure and powers
Amendment (1868) later superseded Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 and explicitly repealed the compromise. Following the completion of each census, Congress is
Article One of the United States Constitution
Article_One_of_the_United_States_Constitution
United States historic place
Mountfort and Federal Streets date from 1854 and 1868, respectively. The iron and granite fence along Congress Street was erected in 1916, having been moved
Eastern_Cemetery
Dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
USS Texas (BB-35) is a museum ship in Galveston, Texas, and former United States Navy New York-class battleship. She was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned
USS_Texas_(BB-35)
Confederate States Navy steam gunboat
steamer, but on approaching the fort was driven back by fire from the frigate USS Cumberland. Empire during this engagement was partly manned by a contingent
CSS_Appomattox
receiving ship USS Pennsylvania at the navy yard, remaining aboard her for a few months. In 1842, he was attached to the sloop-of-war USS Vandalia, and
Robert_F._R._Lewis
Cemeteries in Manhattan, New York
1812 Silas Talbot (1750–1813), U.S. Navy commodore, second captain of the USS Constitution John Watts (1749–1836), U.S. representative Franklin Wharton
Trinity_Church_Cemetery
Michael Ford. USS Wasp. (?–1868). S.W, Kellogg. USS Brooklyn. (?–1867). Henry De Costa. USS Ticonderoga.(?–1872). John Purnell Wallis. USS Marion (1849–80)
British Cemetery Montevideo Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen
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U.S. presidential administration since 2025
Archived from the original on December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025. "USS Gerald R. Ford Arrives in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands" (Press release)
Second presidency of Donald Trump
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American engineer and industrialist (1846–1898)
informed Congress that Carpenter's projectiles had tested successfully, calling them "the first made that would pierce improved armor plate". When USS Maine (ACR-1)
James_Henry_Carpenter
President of the United States from 1877 to 1881
Republican Party. Hayes served in Congress from 1865 to 1867 and was elected governor of Ohio, serving two consecutive terms from 1868 to 1872 and half of a third
Rutherford_B._Hayes
American political family
During the American Civil War, Griswold financed at his personal expense the USS Monitor and later engaged his iron business in the production of other Monitor
Griswold_family
Military unit
Confederate States Armed Forces, established by an act of the Confederate States Congress on February 21, 1861. It was responsible for Confederate naval operations
Confederate_States_Navy
Steam sloop of the US Navy
USS Contoocook was the lead Contoocook-class sloop of the United States Navy. She was laid down during the American Civil War to deter British intervention
USS_Contoocook_(1864)
American clipper ship, launched in 1853
24 Jun: City of Tokio 18 Aug: Jarvis Lord 21 Aug: USS Ammonoosuc, USS Colorado, USS Congress, USS Susquehanna September (unknown date): Sweepstakes 25
Red_Jacket_(clipper)
Irish-American industrialist (1815–1887)
five monitors to protect America's ports. Two of these monitors—USS Puritan and USS Miantonomoh—were contracted for with John Roach & Sons. Robeson soon
John_Roach_(shipbuilder)
American politician
delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention. In 1867 Swift travelled on the USS Quaker City to the Holy City, the trip that Mark Twain made famous in his
John_Franklin_Swift
1799 American sailing frigate
USS Congress at Newport. On 6 January 1800, Essex, under the command of Captain Preble, departed Newport, Rhode Island, in company with USS Congress to
USS_Essex_(1799)
United States Navy steam-powered cruiser
USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) is a protected cruiser that saw service with the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. She
USS_Olympia_(C-6)
Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the United States Congress. Congressional Silver Medal Congressional Bronze Medal Nisei Soldiers of
List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients
List_of_Congressional_Gold_Medal_recipients
Anti-aircraft shelling during WWII against an imagined invader
"Battle of Los Angeles". Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present. p. 112. ISBN 978-0816026807. "The Battle of Los Angeles –
Battle_of_Los_Angeles
American actor, director, and television host (born 1957)
prosthetic device called a VISOR worn over his eyes. La Forge began as the USS Enterprise's helmsman, and as of the show's second season, had become its
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Norse
Old Norse legend name of a dwarf who almost married Thor's daughter Thrud, ALVÃSS means "all wise."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rouse.German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with hrÅd ‘renown’.German (of Slavic origin) : from Old Slavic rusu ‘reddish’, ‘blond’, hence a nickname or an ethnic name meaning ‘Russian’.Swiss German : topographic name for someone who lived by a scree, Middle High German ru(o)zze.In some instances the name referred to personal or business connections with Russia, the country of the Reussen, from Middle High German Riusse.
Biblical
praising; to confess
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a cooper or else a nickname for a rotund, fat man, from Middle English, Old French busse ‘cask’, ‘barrel’ (of unknown origin). The word was also used in Middle English for a type of ship, and the surname may perhaps have been given to someone who sailed in one. The byname seems to occur already in Domesday Book, where a Siward Buss, and a John and Richard Buss are recorded at Brasted in Kent.German and Swiss German : from a pet form of the personal name Burkhard (see Burkhart).Danish : variant of Buus.
Boy/Male
Australian, Latin
Worthy of Respect
Girl/Female
Biblical
Praising, to confess.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Sun Rays
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Australian, Italian
Intelligent
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, French, German, Swedish
Bear
Male
English
Short form of English Russell, RUSS means "little red one."
Boy/Male
Arabic
Saffron
Boy/Male
English American French
Form of Rufus: Red-haired.
Male
German
German form of Roman Latin Ursus, URS means "bear."
Female
Egyptian
, Turn of Heaven, Conductor of the Gods.
Girl/Female
British, English
Happy
Girl/Female
Indian, Japanese, Sanskrit
Dawn
Male
Egyptian
, a son of Rameses II.
Male
German
German form of Latin Bartolomaeus, BARTOLOMÄUS means "son of Talmai."
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Smoke.
Male
Egyptian
, a king of Egypt; Khufu.
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