USS Congress (1841) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Congress (1841) - the fourth United States Navy ship to carry that name - was a sailing frigate, like her predecessor, USS Congress (1799). Congress served with distinction in the Mediterranean, South Atlantic Ocean, and in the Pacific Ocean. She continued to operate as an American warship until the American Civil War, where she was destroyed by the ironclad CSS Virginia in battle off Newport News, Virginia. The frigate was launched at the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 16 August 1841 and placed in commission under Captain Philip Voorhees on 7 May 1842.