Manual Arts High School - Artisan Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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10 THEARTIS A NW ' 37 IN MEMORIA Bv YosHiKo z rimatsu You left, ever so quietly To answer the Inevitable Calling you Home. I could not be comforted. But tonight, in my utter anguish I learned at last the meaning of Faith. I grieve no more Departed one. For the peace of (jod Which passeth all understanding, Keeps you and me Forever and ever A part of the same. ;y iLTON Redfern Francis Bro , W ' 36 WllXIA ' IflAR NG, S ' 27 Emersonureen, W ' 31 V-

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12 THEARTISANW ' 37 THE CONSTELLATION By Violet Hughes The famous frigate Constellation has heen recorded in the history of navigation as the oldest vessel in our Navy today. The Constellation was Iniilt 140 years ago in a ALiryland shipyard, and also has the distinction of being the first of six frigates authorized by congress in the Act of March 27, 1794, to win honors for her country on the high seas. After the close of the American Revolution the Continental Army was dispensed with, for the prevailing sentiment was that the maintenance of an Army or Navy, was an extravagant and unwarranted drain on the public treasury. However, it soon became evident that naval armament would be nec- essary to protect our commerce on the high seas. Hence the Constellation was designed by Joshua Humphreys, a Quaker of Philadelphia, considered to be the ablest shipbuilder in America, and who became the first official naval constructor in the United States. Captain Thomas Truxton was selected to command the ship, and was appointed by the Secretary of War to superintend her construction. Li the meantime the United States entered into a treaty with Algiers, whose cor- sairs had hitherto been causing us great annoyance, and many politicians felt the need to complete the frigates originally authorized no longer ex- isted. Hut close behind this treaty, troulile with France began. Taking ad- vantage of the unprotected state of our commerce, her cruisers and pri- vateers were playing havoc with American ships laden with ]:)roducts from luu-o])ean pt)rts of nations with whom France was then at war. President Washington then declared the continuation of the work on the vessels. The Constellation was launched on Sei)tember 7, 1797. It was looked upon by residents of Maryland as an important event, and it is re- ]Hited that the keel was coppered in ten hours. Captain Truxton took jiossession of the Insurgente, a French frigate, one of the fastest sailing vessels in France, on February 9, 1799. This was the first capture of a government ship of any consequence ever made by the arms of the United States at sea since our country had been known as a nation. The Constellation ' s last summer practice cruise for Midshipmen ex- tended to Madeira. Upon her return to Annapolis she was placed out of commission in September, 1893, and towed to Norfolk for repairs. The following spring she was sent to Newport, Rhode Island, for duty as a re- ceiving sh ] and that Naval station has claimed her ever since. Thus, the oldest ves.scl in our Navy today, the Frigate Constellation, whose l)rilliant victories won distinction for our country over 135 vears ago, has become a historic recluse.