The last built of the original Six Frigates authorized by Congress on 27 March 1794, President was built by Christian Bergh, East River, New York. Launched 10 April 1800, she sailed from New York on her first cruise on 5 August 1800, Commodore Thomas Truxton commanding.
President was the flagship of Commodore Richard Dale in the Mediterranean during the first Barbary War 1801-1802, and again in 1804-1805, participating in the actions against Tripoli. She cruised off the eastern coast of the United States from 1809 to 1812. She sailed from Annapolis, MD on 12 May 1811, met and fired on HMS Sloop Little Belt of 22-guns.
President sailed from New York on 21 June 1812 with United States, Congress, Hornet, and Agnes on a cruise in the North Atlantic. Two days later she fell in with HMS frigate Belvidera, and after a running fight of 8 hours, Belvidera escaped.
She sailed from Boston on 30 April 1813 for a cruise off the coast of Europe. on 23 September she captured HMS schooner Highflyer of 5 guns off New York and arrived at Newport, RI 27 September 1813. She sailed from Providence 4 December for a cruise to the West Indies, returning to New York 15 February 1814, and was blockaded there for almost a year by a British squadron.
She sailed from New York 14 January 1815 under Captain Stephen Decatur, and the next day was captured by British ships Endymion, Majestic, Pomone, and Tenedos.
President was taken into the Royal Navy, and was broken up just two years later at Portsmouth in 1817.
- Armament: 32 x 24 pounder long guns, 22 x 42 pounder carronades, 1 x 18 pounder long gun
- Displacement; 1,576 tons
- Length 175', Breadth 44'4", Depth of Hold 14'3"
This model is another of the Warlord Games Black Seas resin cast models. The only other parts of the WG kit I used are the two furled sails I cut from the metal masts, and the two anchors. The ships boats are 3D prints. Masts, spars, sails and base are scratch built.
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| First time I have added rails to the fighting platforms |
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| United States and President |
4 comments:
Excellent, as always.
Looks good. What do you do with the warlord parts you don’t use? Just throw them away?
What do you think of the rails on the platform? I think it’s a nice addition. 😀
The problem with this scale is that the ships are big enough that I expect to see people on them.
Thanks Greg
Hello Stew! Yes most I throw away. For these kits with the soft metal sprues, I keep the way oversized fighting platforms for 1/450 scale ships, the furled sails, anchors and boats. I like the rails and will probably do it again. Well Julian can make the photo-etch Eduard crew figs look good, but mine look like paper dolls, lol.
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