Josiah Fox
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Josiah Fox (1763–1847) was a British naval architect noted for his involvement in the design and construction of the first significant warships of the United States Navy.
Hull drawing of the U.S.S. Constellation and U.S.S. Congress, 1795. Josiah Fox was responsible for putting Humphreys' designs onto paper.
Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Naval Architect, image circa 1800
Josiah Fox to the Secretary of War, proposed regulations for Gosport Navy Yard 24 September 1795,p.1
Fox's stone in Concord Hicksite Cemetery.
Original six frigates of the United States Navy
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The United States Congress authorized the original six frigates of the United States Navy with the Naval Act of 1794 on March 27, 1794, at a total cost of $688,888.82. These ships were built during the formative years of the United States Navy, on the recommendation of designer Joshua Humphreys for a fleet of frigates powerful enough to engage any frigates of the French or British navies, yet fast enough to evade any ship of the line.
USS Constitution, the last of the original six frigates of the United States Navy still in commission
Carronade on the spar deck of Constitution
Painting of the October 30, 1812 Engagement between the United States and the Macedonian –Oil on canvas by Thomas Birch, 1813
Detail of USS Constellation (from Capture of the French Frigate, L'Insurgente –Watercolor by Admiral John W. Schmidt, 1981)