Shiver me timbers!
One of the reasons for American pre-eminence in naval matters in the days of wooden ships and iron men is the fine design, and excellent wood quality from the forests of America.
The sister ships Constitution and Constellation represent the height of such techniques, pioneering a system of diagonal supports to prevent "hogging" in larger wooden vessels.
Our skipjacks and clipper ships also are representative of the quality work and engineering that went into naval design.