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USS Raritan (1843)
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The first USS Raritan was a wooden-hulled, three-masted sailing frigate of the United States Navy. During the Mexican-American War, she participated in the Blockade of Mexico and supported several amp
Watercolor of USS Raritan from 1843 at the Independence Seaport Museum
Watercolor of USS Raritan from 1843 at the Independence Seaport Museum
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
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The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia. It was created for building, remodeling and repairing the Unite
USS Raritan (1843)
…squadrons before she was laid up in 1852. At the start of the American Civil War, she was destroyed by retreating Union forces to prevent her capture when Gosport Shipyard was captured by the Confederate States. Of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, the three designed to carry 44 guns achieved early…
The 350-ton hammerhead crane at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
The 350-ton hammerhead crane at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
These regulations for the operation of the Gosport [Norfolk] Navy Yard were composed by Josiah Fox, Navy Constructor and Superintendent Gosport Navy Y
These regulations for the operation of the Gosport [Norfolk] Navy Yard were composed by Josiah Fox, Navy Constructor and Superintendent Gosport Navy Yard 1800
United States Navy, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, station log, entries,19-20 August 1850.The Log provided a record of weather data, daily work assignments f
United States Navy, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, station log, entries,19-20 August 1850.The Log provided a record of weather data, daily work assignments for white and black employees, naval and commercial vessels entering and departing shipyard. Black employees during the antebellum era were often enslaved laborers.
George Teamoh 1818 to after 1887. George Teamoh worked at Norfolk Navy Yard as an enslaved laborer and ship caulker in the 1830s and 1840s (LOC photo)
George Teamoh 1818 to after 1887. George Teamoh worked at Norfolk Navy Yard as an enslaved laborer and ship caulker in the 1830s and 1840s (LOC photo)