Hull received a gold medal for his capture of the H.M.S. Guerriere.
After the war he held a variety of commands at sea and served as a naval commissioner from 1815 to 1817. Isaac Hull died in Philadelphia on February 13, 1843.
The U.S.S. Constitution, a 44 gun frigate, was launched on October 21, 1797. It had bigger dimensions, sails and equipment than contemporary ships of the same class. Its strong construction earned it the name of Old Ironsides.
The Constitution remains a commissioned ship in the United States Navy. The ship can be visited at the Charlestown Naval Yard in Boston, Massachusetts.
Isaac Hull (1775-1843)
Hull's Victory celebrates the defeat of the H.M.S. Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia on August 19, 1812.
Originally designed as a two-decker ship of the line, the Constitution was reduced in size to a frigate before completion. It displaced 5,533 tons. The Guerrire displaced 1,092 tons.
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