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The first US Navy Ship the USS Alfred, what type of wood was it constructed with?

It was probably built of Oak.

Oak is an ideal wood for the frames of ships: it is tough and durable; the branches naturally grow at a large angle to the trunk and branches are often curved.
These features of the oak give great strength to complex shaped objects.
Oak was used for the frames of Royal Navy ships over hundreds of years and for the Dover bronze age boat over 3550 years ago.

USS Alfred
24-gun ship. Port stern quarter. Alfred (formerly the Black Prince) commissioned in 1775.

The first battleship ever owned by the United States of America, the U. S. S. Alfred was commissioned at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 23 December 1775.

The ship was purchased from the British Royal Navy where it was named the Black Prince.
(This wooden ship-of-the-line is not to be confused with the ironclad Black Prince built in 1861.)

Lieutenant John Paul Jones commanded the USS Alfred and he received the Alfred into the US Navy on 03 December 1775 by hoisting the Grand Union Flag.

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