USS President - 1800 figureheads

[Ed.S.725]

Hello.
I am new to the forum so please forgive me if this has been discussed elsewhere. My question is about the figurehead(s) for the USS President. I read in "American Figureheads and Their Carvers," the the original figurehead was of George Washington sitting on a rock, 'supported' by two female full-length figure representing Justice and Truth. My question is, was this always the figurehead? I know after the British captured it and rebuilt it identical in 1819, it had a figurehead of John Adams. Was this on the President prior to its capture? I'm just curious to know more about this. I attached some pictures of the Adams figurehead.
Thanks for any feedback!

 

[Ed.S.725]

Sorry, 1829.

 

[Uwek]

There are two contemporary drawings of the USS President - captured in 1815 in the NMM existing

President (capture 1815)​

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sternboard outline, sheer lines with scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for President (captured 1815), a captured United States Fourth Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard. The inboard detail includes the knees and riders.

Signed by Nicholas Diddams [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1803-1823].

'President' (captured 1815); 'Akbar' (1806)​

Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the half-breadth midship sections for President (captured 1815), a captured American 44-gun Frigate, and Akbar (1806), a purchased 56-gun Fourth Rate Frigate. Portsmouth Dockyard is the only time that the two ships were together between December 1816 and 1817 before 'President 'was broken up in June 1818.

https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/object?vessels%5B0%5D=President%20%28captured%201815%29

Unfortunately no figurehead is shown

This ship was completely broken up in 1918 because of

In March 1818 she was considered for refitting. A drydock inspection revealed that the majority of her timber was defective or rotten and she was broken up at Portsmouth in June.[6] President's design was copied and used to build HMS President in 1829, although this was reportedly more of a political maneuver than a testament to the design. The Royal Navy wished to retain the name and likeness of the American ship on their register as a reminder to the United States and other nations of the capture.

USS President (1800) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Category:USS President (ship, 1800) - Wikimedia Commons

commons.wikimedia.org

The "copy", the HMS President launched in 1829 is shown in several contemporary drawings

President (1829)​

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with alterations to the stern, and longitudinal half-breadth for President (1829), a 52-gun Fourth Rate, large Frigate.

https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/object?vessels%5B0%5D=President%20%281829%29

HMS President (1829) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Uwek]

There is a contemporary shipmodel (model built in 1815) in the National Museum of American History existing

Ship model, Frigate USS President

The frigate <i>President</i> was built by Christian Bergh of New York; William Doughty of Philadelphia was the naval constructor. It measured 175 feet in length, 44 feet 4 inches in beam, 13 feet 11 inches in depth of hold, and 1,576 tons. The ship was launched on April 1, 1800, sister ship of...

americanhistory.si.edu

 

[Uwek]

Maybe also interesting this page of a "modern" ship model

USS President - 1800 American Frigate - Fine Ship Model

and in 2016 this figurehead was also discussed in "gamelabs"

'President' American 44-Gun Frigate (With Plans)

'President' USS President was a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy, nominally rated at 44 guns. George Washington named her to reflect a principle of the United States Constitution. She was launched in April 1800 from a shipyard in New York City. President was one...

forum.game-labs.net

 

[Uwek]

Hello.
I am new to the forum so please forgive me if this has been discussed elsewhere. My question is about the figurehead(s) for the USS President. I read in "American Figureheads and Their Carvers," the the original figurehead was of George Washington sitting on a rock, 'supported' by two female full-length figure representing Justice and Truth. My question is, was this always the figurehead? I know after the British captured it and rebuilt it identical in 1819, it had a figurehead of John Adams. Was this on the President prior to its capture? I'm just curious to know more about this. I attached some pictures of the Adams figurehead.
Thanks for any feedback!

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