On this day 29 December - the USS Constitution defats the HMS Java

[David Manley]

So part of the Java lives on as part of the Constitution?

No, as I said it was replaced in 1813 and disappeared. Odd as trophies were often retained. I expect Java's ensign is somewhere - anyone know more?

[Coog]

I expect Java's ensign is somewhere - anyone know more?

Not sure where it is but here is a photo of it:



http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypld...0&pNum=&pos=13

[Nightmoss]

No, as I said it was replaced in 1813 and disappeared. Odd as trophies were often retained. I expect Java's ensign is somewhere - anyone know more?

While Bobby found a photo of the ensign. I found via the USS Consititution Museum website that someone took a Bible off the HMS Java.

http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org...r/prod/496/25/

And from Bainbridge's journal, "a muster book, Watch List and quarter Bills" were also removed.

http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/war1812/const6.htm

So, as you said lots of trophies were removed from various ships, some of which may have disappeared into private hands or are buried in physical collections not documented on the Internet.