. . . "--08-16"^^ . . . . "USS Congress (1841)"@en . . . "300"^^ . . . . . . . . "USS Congress (1841) \u2014 the fourth United States Navy ship to carry that name \u2014 was a sailing frigate, like her predecessor, USS Congress (1799). Congress served with distinction in the Mediterranean, South Atlantic Ocean, and in the Pacific Ocean. She continued to operate as an American warship until the American Civil War, where she was sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia in battle off Newport News, Virginia."@en . . . "USS Congress (1841) \u2014 the fourth United States Navy ship to carry that name \u2014 was a sailing frigate, like her predecessor, USS Congress (1799). Congress served with distinction in the Mediterranean, South Atlantic Ocean, and in the Pacific Ocean. She continued to operate as an American warship until the American Civil War, where she was sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia in battle off Newport News, Virginia."@en . . . . . . . . "USS Congress"@en .