Isaac Hull
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Commodore Isaac Hull was a United States Navy officer who served in the Quasi-War, Barbary Wars and War of 1812. During his military career, he commanded the warships USS Argus, USS Chesapeake, USS Pr
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1807
Claimed birthplace, Shelton, Connecticut
"We shall have nothing to fear from any single deck Ship". Letter Isaac Hull to Paul Hamilton July 2, 1812 re status of USS Constitution and crew. NARA Washington D.C., RG45, CL, 1812 Vol. 2, No. 85.
Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere 19 August 1812
USS Constitution
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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 vessel still in commission, and the oldest still
Isaac Hull
…in the Quasi-War, Barbary Wars and War of 1812. During his military career, he commanded the warships USS Argus, USS Chesapeake, USS President, and USS Constitution. During the War of 1812, Hull, commanding Constitution, captured the British frigate HMS Guerriere. He also served as commandant of the Washington Navy…
Constitution, dressed overall, fires a 17-gun salute in Boston Harbor, 4 July 2014.
Constitution fires her cannons as she is towed through Boston Harbor in 2021.
Constitution c. 1803–04
Philadelphia burning in Tripoli Harbor