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THE WAR OF 1812 - 12018_161
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The Barbary States War and the War of 1812 saw bigger ships coming into the Navy. Typical was our first ship-of-the-line, the USS   Independence, followed by the 74-gun USS  North Carolina. THE YEARS FROM 1813 TO 1815 Following the War of 1812, our Navy underwent technological  changes.  Before  the  Civil  War,  new scientific  advances  foreshadowed  the  incredible technological  revolution  that  continues  into  today’s world. One change was the use of steam. The Navy entered a  new  era,  an  era  of  the  “steam-driven  warship.” Harnessing the power of steam was the most important development in the surface Navy during the first half of the 19th century. Steam began to replace wind as a means of propulsion. It promised to eliminate some of the hazards and delays caused by ships being blown off course or left dead in the water. The principles of steam power were known for centuries. But, it was Robert Fulton who successfully used steam to power a commercial steamboat. After making a number of important modifications to James Watt’s basic steam engine, Fulton sailed his riverboat Clermont  up the Hudson River in 1807. Fulton helped build USS  Demologos, the Navy’s first warship to use steam. It was originally intended to defend the port of New York during the War of 1812. The USS Demologos was rechristened the USS   Fulton   in Robert Fulton’s honor. 1815 TO THE CIVIL WAR From 1815 to 1840, the Navy continued to expand its sailing fleet. In fact, more than 74 ships-of-the-line were built. In 1837 the Navy launched the 3,104-ton U S S Pe n n s y l v a n i a ,  t h e  l a rg e s t  o f  A m e r i c a ’s ships-of-the-line. In 1841, the Navy launched the USS  Missouri  and the USS Mississippi. These were our first ocean-going, steam-driven capital ships. At the same time the US Navy  was  building  bigger  ships,  it  was  developing steam powered ships and iron clad ships. At the same time it was harnessing steam power for ship propulsion, the Navy was making advances in ship construction. The Navy began making its ships with iron  instead  of  wooden  hulls.  In  1843,  the  Navy launched its first iron-hulled warship—the paddle sloop USS Michigan. This side-wheeler was 163 feet long and 5-8 Student Notes: Figure 5-4.—During the War of 1812, Captain Isaac Hull, aboard the USS  Constitution, defeated the British frigate  Guerriere.







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