{"product_id":"uss-constitution","title":"Black Seas: US Navy - USS Constitution","description":"\u003ch2\u003eUSS Constitution\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUSS Constitution was one of six Heavy Frigates commissioned by the United States Congress in 1794 to protect American shipping against Barbary Pirates in the Mediterranean. These frigates were designed to outmatch the frigates of any other nation while remaining nimble enough to slip away from larger ships-of-the-line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese six frigates (Chesapeake, Constitution, President, United States, Congress, and Constellation. Chesapeake, Constitution, President and United States) were armed with 44 guns, normally a mix of long 24-pounders and 32-pound carronades. Across their service life, these ships would often end up over gunned, carrying upwards of 50 guns into battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevolutionary construction techniques gave the six frigates much thicker hull planking than their British or French equivalents, allowing them to soak up a tremendous amount of punishment. It also allowed them to carry a much heavier armament relative to their size, as seen by the arrays of 24 and 32-pounders carried on the 44 gun vessels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond Battle of Tripoli Harbour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Old Ironsides' as she would become known, launched in Boston October 21, 1797. She first saw action during the First Barbary War, serving with a squadron of American frigates in the Meditteranean under Captain Edward Preble. While blockading Tripoli, the USS Philadelphia ran aground and was captured by the Corsairs. Constitution's broadsides provided vital fire support for the squadron during the attempts to rescue the Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEventually, the Preble would resort to using a captured ketch loaded with 100 tonnes of black powder to destroy the Philadelphia in Tripoli harbour - a plan which failed when the fireship was destroyed prematurely by fire from the Ottoman shore batteries. Despite an inconclusive naval campaign, the war was eventually won by the heroic actions of the US Marines at Derna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe War of 1812\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen war broke out between Great Britain and the United States Constitution attempted to join a five-ship squadron off New Jersey. Unfortunately, she ran afoul of a British squadron which immediately began pursuing her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInitially finding himself becalmed, things were looking bleak for Captain Hull and the Constitution. However, an inspirational idea found him using rowboats to tow the ship away from his pursuers, allowing him to escape after a 57-hour chase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the war, the Constitution was employed as a commerce raider, indiscriminately capturing and burning British naval vessels. Twice she came up against British frigates, and twice she reduced them to matchsticks, her reinforced hull shrugging off repeated close-range broadsides, earning her the nickname \"Old Ironsides.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Game of Black Seas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUSS Constitution should be in the thickest fighting on the table, leading the charge into the enemy battle line, using her exceptional survivability to weather the storm of shot and shell while blasting away with her own guns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile she might not be able to tangle with larger First Rates like Victory, she can hold her own in frigate actions, tying up the enemy fleet while the remainder of your ships go after other objectives or gain a more advantageous position.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSS Constitution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis box set contains:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComponents for 1 resin USS Constitution ship hull\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal components for masts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted sails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSS Constitution ship card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWake markers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBobbin for rigging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcetate Ratlines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sheet of flags \u0026amp; pennants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warlord Games\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGame System:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Seas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaction:\u003c\/strong\u003e US Navy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStock Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf this item is not currently in stock at time of order, we will order it for you as a \u003cstrong\u003eDirect Order\u003c\/strong\u003e from Warlord Games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirect Order items are sourced directly from the manufacturer on your behalf. Delivery times may be longer than standard in-stock items and can vary depending on supplier availability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e If your order includes a Direct Order item, these items may ship separately from in-stock products.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57785004917117,"sku":"792414001","price":26.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5162\/3999\/files\/792414001_BlackSeasConstitution02.jpg?v=1774173905","url":"https:\/\/battlecitygames.co.uk\/products\/uss-constitution","provider":"Battle City Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}