USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere was a battle between an American and British ship during the War of 1812, about 400 miles (640 km) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It took place on the 19th of August 1812, one month after the war's first …

USS Constitution, under the command of Captain Isaac Hull, sailed from Boston on August 2, 1812 to off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. On the afternoon of August 19, 1812 Hull and his crew...

After two weeks of daily gun drills in preparation for combat, Hull and his crew sighted the British frigate HMS Guerriere, under the command of Captain James Richard Dacres, on the afternoon of August 19, 1812.

Aug 14, 2012 · On August 19, 1812, USS Constitution met and defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere. It was a decisive victory, as sensational then as it is interesting today.

Shortly after the War of 1812 broke out, USS Constitution did battle with HMS Guerriere off the coast of the United States. Guerriere opened fire upon Constitution upon entering range, but...

On 19 August 1812, Constitution again came into contact with H.M.S. Guerriere, the same British frigate that had begun the chase of Constitution a month prior. This time, however, the English...

After two weeks of daily gun drills in preparation for combat, Hull and his crew sighted the British frigate HMS Guerriere, under the command of Captain James Richard Dacres, on the afternoon of August 19, 1812.

USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy.The ship is the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat. [11] [ Note 1] The ship was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. The name "Constitution" was among ten …

Oct 23, 2016 · Five minutes later a rippling report of 16 cannons broke the relative silence. The English frigate, now recognized as HMS Guerriere, one of the five ships which had chased Constitution barely a month ago, unleashed her starboard broadside.

The strange ship proved to be Guerriere, whose crew recognized Constitution at about the same moment. Both ships prepared for action, and shortened sail to "fighting sail", i.e. topsails and jibs only.