Complex sentence: The first USS Colorado, a steam screw frigate, was launched 19 June 1856 by the Norfolk Navy Yard; sponsored by Miss N. S. Dornin, and commissioned 13 March 1858, Captain W. H. Gardner in command.
Split into simpler sentences: The first USS "Colorado", a steam screw frigate, was launched 19 June 1856 by the Norfolk Navy Yard. It was sponsored by Miss N. S. Dornin, and commissioned 13 March 1858, Captain W. H. Gardner in command.