The USS Congress was a 28-gun sailing frigate of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. It was designed by Joshua Humphreys and launched in 1777. The ship played a significant role in the war, capturing several British vessels. However, it was also captured by the British in 1778 during a battle off the coast of Maine. The Congress was then taken into British service and eventually sunk in a storm in 1782. The ship's capture was a blow to the American naval fleet, but its legacy lives on as one of the early vessels of the United States Navy.

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