The French 36-Pounders of Fort McHenry
A French 36-Pounder, representing those taken from the French ship of the line Éole and used to arm Fort McHenry during the war of 1812, is displayed at Fort McHenry. Éole reached Annapolis after being dismasted in a storm in 1806. This French battleship saw no further service, and it was broken up in Maryland several years later.
USS Constitution - Frigate of the United States Navy
USS Constitution, a sailing frigate built in 1797 for the United States Navy, is in active commission at Boston, Massachusetts. She shows the culmination of the 18th Century frigate: powerful and fast. She is a wooden city at sea, able to provide for her 400 crew for months at a time as she cruises the world’s oceans. As an active duty ship, she is still crewed by sailors of the United States Navy. As this website shows the development of naval and artillery technology during the 19th century, Constitution shows the beginning point.