USS Cumberland (1842)
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uss-cumberland-1842-268-10625541
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USS Cumberland (1842)
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The first USS Cumberland was a 50-gun sailing frigate of the United States Navy. She was the first ship sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia. Cumberland began in the pages of a Congressional Act. Congress passed in 1816 "An act for the gradual increase of the Navy of the United States." The act called for the U.S. to build several ships-of-the-line and several new frigates, of which Cumberland was to be one. Money issues, however, prevented Cumberland from being finished in a timely manner. It was
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US Navy sailing frigate, 1842–1862
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cumberland_(1842)
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2024-03-30T12:36:36Z
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