USS Constitution A Midshipman's Pocket Manual 1814

This manual collates authentic period sources including design notes and information for sailors to provide a unique guide to this famous warship.
Launched in 1797, USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is renowned for her actions during the War of 1812 against the Britain, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships.
The battle with HMS Guerriere earned her the nickname 'Old Ironsides' and a longstanding public adoration that has repeatedly saved her from scrapping. She continued to serve as flagship in the Mediterranean and African squadrons, and circled the world in the 1840s. Retired from active service in 1881, Constitution served as a receiving ship until designated a museum ship in 1907.
Comprising a series of documents and illustrations that give information on the building of the ship, her wartime service history and life on board ship during the years of her service, this fascinating book tells the story of Old Ironsides

Eric Clements is professor of history at Southeast Missouri State University in the United States. The Atlantic liners were his earliest historical interest: an interest that led him to serve an enlistment in the US Coast Guard and to write Captain of the Carpathia: The seafaring life of Titanic hero Sir Arthur Henry Rostron (Bloomsbury, 2016). He is also the author of After the Boom in Tombstone and Jerome, Arizona: Decline in Western Resource Towns (University of Nevada Press, 2003, reissued 2014), and of many articles and book reviews about the history and historic preservation of the American West.

Introduction
Mister Midshipman
From the Secretary of the Navy
Oath of Allegiance
Duties of
Keeping of Journals by
Dress of
Quarters and Mess of
Deportment of
An Admonishment to
The Frigate Constitution
Formation of the Navy
Construction of
Dimensions, Characteristics, and Features of
Manning Constitution
The Ship's Company
Lieutenants
The Ship's Divisions
The Ship's Marines
Pay and Provisions
Ship's Discipline
Matters Medical
Injury and Disease at Sea
Cleanliness at Sea
Provisioning Constitution
Regulations Respecting
Inventory of
Regarding Slops
Ship's Stores
Sailing Constitution
Shipboard Routine at Sea
Maneuvering the Ship
Captain's Orders Pertaining to
Of Signaling
Of Fire at Sea
Boats and Boatmanship
Boarding the Enemy
The Quarter Bill
Constitution's Armament
Clearing for Action
Engaging the Enemy
Boarding
Of Prizes and Pensions
Rules Governing Prizes
Pensions Awarded for Naval Service

"Old Ironsides": Her Exploits of 1812
The Declaration
The Chase
Defeat of HMS Guerriere
Defeat of HMS Java
Heroes of USS Constitution
British Reaction to the American Victories
A Naval and Nautical Glossary
Addenda to the 1816 Edition: Constitution's Exploits of 1815
Defeat of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant A Celebrated Ship
Sources and References
Index