USS George Washington (1798)
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uss-george-washington-1798-205-16164193
title:
USS George Washington (1798)
text:
The first USS George Washington was a frigate in the United States Navy. She was named after United States Founding Father and President George Washington. George Washington was built as a merchant vessel at Providence, R.I., in 1793; purchased by the Congress at Providence 12 October 1798 from John Brown and John Francis for $10,400 in cash and $30,000 in 6 percent navy stock, for use in the developing undeclared naval war with France, and converted to a warship under the supervision of Captain
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Sloops-of-war of the United States Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_Washington_(1798)
date created:
2004-08-23T17:47:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T18:44:20Z
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