HMS Java Dismasted By USS Constitution
![Java on the left missing all of its masts, Constitution under sail on the right Java on the left missing all of its masts, Constitution under sail on the right](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/the-war-of-1812/uss-constitution-vs-hms-java/hms-java-dismasted-by-uss-constitution/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1597858237736.jpg)
Printed below the image "Plate 3. Dedicated by permission the right honorable the lord commissioners of the admiralty. The Java totally dismasted endeavoring to ware by the assistance of a jury staysail hoisted to the stump of the foremast and bowsprit the Constitution crossing her bow in a racking position compels her to surrender at 50 min past five"
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- War of 1812 1812-1815
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