Uss Constellation
Three
ships
of the
United States Navy
have borne the name
USS ''Constellation
'', in honor, according to the
US Congress
, of the "new
constellation
of stars" on the
flag of the United States
.
The first
Constellation
, 38, a
frigate
, was the first ship to be
commissioned
in the United States Navy; the first US Navy vessel to put to sea; and the first US Navy vessel to engage, defeat, and capture an enemy vessel.
The second
Constellation
was a
sloop of war
that served from
1855
to
1933
, and
as of 2004
is preserved as a
National Historic Landmark
in
Baltimore, Maryland
.
A
battlecruiser
Constellation
(CC-2)
was laid down in
1920
but cancelled in
1923
.
The third
Constellation
(CV-64)
was a
Kitty Hawk
-class
aircraft carrier
which served from
1961
to
2003
.
In addition:
A
fictional
starship
called USS
Constellation
(NCC-1017) was in the
Star Trek
episode "
The Doomsday Machine
".
Also in
Star Trek
, a
Constellation
class
of starships existed, of which Captain
Jean-Luc Picard
's former ship,
USS
Stargazer
, was a member.
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