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The U.S.S. United States was the first vessel completed for the new U.S. Navy. The frigate was launched near here on May 10, 1797. It served as the flagship of Capt. John Barry and was built by Joshua Humphreys. In 1812, under Capt. Stephen Decatur, Jr., it achieved its celebrated capture of H.M.S. Macedonian. The vessel was scrapped at Norfolk in 1866.
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