![]() Most of the oxen used to haul the timbers succumbed as well. ![]() The first group of cutters from New England fell sick from malaria within days. Though shipbuilders found it extremely difficult to work with because of its hardness, American designers foresaw huge potential in the wood.īut because most of the live oak stands were located on the swampy coastal islands of Georgia, obtaining the timber was costly, time consuming, and difficult. A dense wood that weighed as much as 75 pounds per cubic foot, live oak was extremely strong and resistant to rot and salt air. America’s embryonic navy, which included the USS Constitution and several other frigates, was fashioned in part from a remarkable species of wood called southern live oak. Our Country in War by Murat Halstead (1898)īecause naval warships took so long to construct, the vessels that fought the War of 1812 were built during the 1790s. Action between USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere, August 1812
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