builder ▁comple ting ▁an ▁in com par able ▁list ▁of ▁vessels ▁for ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Navy . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁his ▁compat ri ots ▁James ▁Hill ▁and ▁Stephen ▁Paul , ▁he ▁constructed ▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁RA LE IG H , ▁the ▁ship ▁that ▁appears ▁under ▁construction ▁on ▁the ▁se al ▁and ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁built ▁John ▁Paul ▁Jones ▁f amed ▁s loop ▁of ▁war ▁R AN GER ; ▁the ▁largest ▁Cont inental ▁war ship ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁AM ER IC A ; ▁two ▁early ▁vessels ▁of ▁the ▁service ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁for er un ner ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Re venue ▁Service ▁cut ters ▁SC AM ME L ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁GO VER N OR ▁G IL MAN ; ▁the ▁USS ▁CON G RESS , ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁fr ig ates ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ; ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁private ers ▁and ▁merchant ▁vessels ▁including ▁the ▁Mc CL ARY , ▁the ▁P ORT S MO UT H ▁I , ▁the ▁BE LL ON A ▁and ▁the ▁F REE ▁T RA DE ; ▁and ▁the ▁t ribute ▁ship ▁fr ig ate ▁C RE SC ENT . ▁ ▁"... on ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 7 8 4 , ▁John ▁Lang don ▁contract ed ▁with ▁Major ▁James ▁H ack ett ▁of ▁Ex eter ▁for ▁' a ▁good ▁well - built ▁Sh ip ' ▁to