Under the [[Presidency of Thomas Jefferson|Jefferson Administration]] in the early 1800s, the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] was invisoned as a [[militia]]-based force that operated small, [[Ad hoc|ad-hoc]] [[Gunboat|gunboats]]. [[United States Congress|Congress]] opposed expanding the Navy, which left the nation unable to defend itself at sea. It reversed course following the outbreak of the [[War of 1812]], and ordered 6 frigates in 1813, which made them the first purpose-built vessels for the Navy since 1800. The new frigates were greatly modeled after the earlier [[Original six frigates of the United States Navy|original six frigates]], with characteristics similar to those of the 44-gun varientvariant. The ships were armed with a total of 45 guns, displaced {{Convert|1,508|short ton|metric ton}}, were {{Convert|175|feet|m}} [[Length between perpendiculars|long between perpendiculars]], {{Convert|145|feet|m}} long at the [[waterline]], had a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{Convert|44.5|feet|m}}, a depth of {{Convert|13.5|feet|m}}, and were manned by a crew of 400.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Silverstone |first=Paul H. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/ocm63178925 |title=The sailing navy, 1775-1854 |date=2006 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-97872-9 |series=The U.S. Navy warship series |___location=New York |pages=35 |chapter=The United States Navy, 1794–1854 |oclc=ocm63178925}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Canney |first=Donald L. |url=https://archive.org/details/sailingwarshipso0000cann/mode/2up |title=Sailing warships of the US Navy |date=2001 |publisher=London : Chatham |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-1-86176-110-1 |pages=61-63 |language=}}</ref>
