This is a copy of a drawing by William Bainbridge Hoff.
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This is a copy of a drawing by William Bainbridge Hoff.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Ships.
National Archives Identifier: 512908
Full Citation: Photograph 19-CN-12348; Battle between U.S. frigate Constellation and French frigate L’Insurgente, in the Naval War with France, February 1799. Copy of artwork by Hoff., 1883 – 1966; 2/1799 (artwork ca. 1903); Photographs of Drawings and Plans of Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Facilities in California, ca. 1919 – ca. 1919; Records of the Bureau of Ships, Record Group 19; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/battle-constellation-linsurgente/, April 5, 2026]
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