Research: Abstract of the Napoleonic Era

Cost of Specific Ships in United States Navy during the Napoleonic Era

Name of Ship Type of Ship # of Guns Cost
President Frigate 44 $220,910.08
Philadelphia Frigate 38 $179,349
New York Frigate 32 $159,639.60
Essex Frigate 36 $139,362.50
John Adams Frigate 28 $113,505.72
Maryland Sloop 26 $70,249.83.

Source:

The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History. Vol. 1.  Ed. by William S. Dudley.  Washington, DC: Naval Historical Center, 1985.

Roosevelt, Theordore. The Naval War of 1812 Annapolis : Naval Institute Press; 1987.

Robotti, Frances and James Vescovi. The USS Essex and The Birth of the American Navy Adams Media Corp; 1999.

 

 

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