# Isaac Hull
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isaac hull (March 9, 1773 – February 13, 1843) was a Commodore in the United States Navy. He commanded several famous U.S. naval warships including USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") and saw service in the undeclared naval Quasi War with the revolutionary French Republic (France) 1796–1800; the Barbary Wars (1801–1805, 1815), with the Barbary states in North Africa; and the War of 1812 (1812–1815), for the second time with Great Britain. In the latter part of his career he was Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard in the national capital of Washington, D.C., and later the Commodore of the Mediterranean Squadron.
Great Sea Fights 6: USS Constitution v HMS Guerriere 1812. Part 2 - The Eyewitness Accounts
In this, the sixth episode of our Great Sea Fights series, we explore the remarkable events of 19 August 1812 when the powerful frigate USS Constitution fought and destroyed the British frigate HMS Guerriere in one of the greatest shocks to the Royal Navy in its history and one of the most ferociou…
This Day In History, August 19th, 2021 – “Old Ironsides”
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It was just 209 years ago today, August 19, 1812, when the U.S.S. Constitution earned her nickname “Old Ironsides” after whooping up on the British frigate Guerriere off the coast of Canada. Taking the war to the British, under the leadership of Captain Isaac Hull, the …
USS Constitution
The British Navy was once the force which Britain was able to exert an immense amount of influence over the colonies, being once the most disciplined and effective force. When the War of 1812 broke out, the British Army was still in Europe fighting, so the Navy was sent to start a siege of the…
Four Naval Heroes
ABC:LHS #073 Philadelphia has always been a Navy town...
Isaac Hull led USS Constitution to victory against HMS Guerriere in the early days of the War of 1812. Fellow tour guide Russ Dodge wrote this script but declined the opportunity to narrate it.
David Conner worked with Winfield Scott to…
Introduction to the 19th Century US Navy
ABC:LHS #073-1 The United States...
...tried very hard to not have a Navy. It wasn't until the early 19th century that congress realized the need for a fighting force on the water. Capture of American merchant ships by the Barbary pirates and corsairs with letters of marque forced congress to r…
COM Isaac Hull and Old Ironsides (script by Russ Dodge)
ABC:LHS #073-2 Isaac Hull...
...was a lifelong sailor from a family of sailors. He is best remembered today for being commander of the USS Constitution when it captured HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812. Fellow tour guide Russell Dodge wrote this script about the life of this great seaman.
Isaac Hull: Growing Up with the River
In this episode of Following Waters, host Brett Mayer sits down with whitewater kayaker Isaac Hull, whose relationship with paddling began unusually early. Sponsored by the age of ten, Isaac effectively grew up alongside the river, learning not only how to paddle but how to navigate identity, expec…
Mobile Corpses from the 18th Century
ABC:LHS #087
Even in death, some people don’t rest easy. Someone always wants to dig them up and move them. Though Laurel Hill East opened in 1836, several of its 18th-century dead were buried elsewhere first.
First, I trace the many reasons people exhume the dead. And there are plenty.
Thomas G…
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