Photo #: NH 460-KN (Color)
Warships of the sailing navy
Chromolithograph by Armstrong & Company, after an 1893 watercolor
by Fred S. Cozzens, published in "Our Navy -- Its Growth
and Achievements", 1897.
Ships depicted are from different eras, and are identified by
the artist as (from left to right):
U.S. Brig Enterprise (1799-1823), firing a salute;
U.S. Ship of the Line Pennsylvania (1837-1861);
U.S. Ship of the Line North Carolina (1825-1867), mis-labeled
by the artist as South Carolina; and
U.S. Brig Hornet (1805-1829).
The vessel under sail in the far center distance is not identified.
Collection of Captain Glenn Howell, USN, 1974.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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