USS Constitution

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USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat. She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. The name "Constitution" was among ten names submitted to President George Washington by Secretary of War Timothy Pickering in March or May for the frigates that were to be constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and her sister ships were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. She was built at Edmund Hartt's shipyard in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Her first duties were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War.

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Constitution; Old Ironsides
beam 13.3 metre, draft 7 metre, length 62 metre, 
Original six frigates of the United States Navy, preserved watercraft, frigate, museum ship, United States Navy, United States, 

  • Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System page@
  • National Register of Historic Places listed place page@
  • National Register of Historic Places page@
  • Three Decks page@
  • Tripadvisor page@
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    1947 Des Moines-class cruiser
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New and old, corroded copper sheathing on USS ConstitutionNew and old, corroded copper sheathing on USS Constitution
New piece of copper sheathing surrounded by old, corroded copper on USS ConstitutionNew piece of copper sheathing surrounded by old, corroded copper on USS Constitution
The crew of the USS Constitution marches in the Flag Day Parade in Dedham, Massachusetts.The crew of the USS Constitution marches in the Flag Day Parade in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Marine Digest, v.28, no.8, Oct. 30, 1948 - DPLA - da3d2e2271c9de1363a3f36fd8904703 (page 18)Marine Digest, v.28, no.8, Oct. 30, 1948 - DPLA - da3d2e2271c9de1363a3f36fd8904703 (page 18)
Marine Digest, v.10, no.10, Oct. 24, 1931 - DPLA - e6360187e7c9854d16f92fa52109189e (page 12)Marine Digest, v.10, no.10, Oct. 24, 1931 - DPLA - e6360187e7c9854d16f92fa52109189e (page 12)
Marine Digest, v.28, no.8, Oct. 30, 1948 - DPLA - da3d2e2271c9de1363a3f36fd8904703 (page 3)
Marine Digest, v.28, no.8, Oct. 30, 1948 - DPLA - da3d2e2271c9de1363a3f36fd8904703 (page 14)Marine Digest, v.28, no.8, Oct. 30, 1948 - DPLA - da3d2e2271c9de1363a3f36fd8904703 (page 14)
Marine Digest, v.26, no.6, Oct. 11, 1947 - DPLA - 0c56bc90a6bbd176ec2fb5eaca8b26c3 (page 6)
Marine Digest, v.11, no.16, Dec. 3, 1932 - DPLA - b4213f88a61b3eebef8cd17f146f54fb (page 6)
Marine Digest, v.25, no.13, Nov. 2, 1946 - DPLA - 9e8269a53cba5c54195892848f24678d (page 19)
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflict1676Attack on SudburyUnited States, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict16891689 Boston revoltrebellionWikidata
eventarmed conflict1775Battle of ConcordbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1775Battle of LexingtonbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1775Battle of MenotomybattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1775Battles of Lexington and ConcordKingdom of Great Britain, battle, Thirteen ColoniesWikidata
eventarmed conflict1775Siege of BostonsiegeWikidata
eventarmed conflict1775Battle of Chelsea CreekUnited States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1775Battle of Bunker HillUnited States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1776Fortification of Dorchester HeightsbattleWikidata
linkpageMassachusetts Cultural Resource Information System page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
linkpageThree Decks page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
objectwatercraftMagnifiqueMagnifique-class ship of the line, ship of the lineWikidata
objectwatercraftUSS BostonBoston-class cruiser, guided missile cruiser, Baltimore-class cruiserWikidata
objectwatercraftUSS PrincetonsteamshipWikidata
objectwatercraftUSS Salempreserved watercraft, heavy cruiser, United States NavyWikidata
organisationarms industryUnited Shoe Machinery Corporationarms industry, concern, business, Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather productionWikidata
organisationarms industry1892General Electricmechanical engineering, automotive industry, finance lease, arms industry, conglomerate, public company, power engineering, aircraft industry, business, enterpriseWikidata
organisationarms industry1932Charles Stark Draper Laboratorynonprofit organization, arms industry, laboratoryWikidata
organisationfactoryBethlehem Atlantic Worksshipyard, shipbuildingWikidata
organisationfactoryBethlehem Hingham Shipyardshipbuilding, shipyardWikidata
organisationfactory1900Fore River Shipyardshipbuilding, shipyardWikidata
organisationshipbuilding company1866George Lawley & Sonshipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
sitefortBeverly FortfortWikidata
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sitefortFort Washingtonearthworks, fort, Continental Army, parkWikidata
sitefort1629Fort MillerfortWikidata
sitefort1643Fort IndependencefortWikidata
sitefort1776Fort Revereartillery fortWikidata
sitefort1808Fort WinthropfortWikidata
sitefort1897Fort Andrewsartillery fortWikidata
sitefort1899Fort StandishMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, fortWikidata
sitefort1899Fort StrongfortWikidata
sitefort1920Fort DuvallfortWikidata
sitefort1924Fort RuckmanfortWikidata
sitefort1942Fort DawesfortWikidata
sitemuseumUSS Cassin Youngpreserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, United States NavyWikidata
sitemuseum1797USS Constitutionpreserved watercraft, museum ship, frigate, United States Navy, tripadvisorWikidata
sitemuseum1800Boston Navy Yardmilitary museum, maritime museum, shipyard, United States NavyWikidata
sitemuseum1843Bunker Hill Monumentmonument, military museum, obeliskWikidata
sitemuseum1993United States Naval Shipbuilding Museummilitary museum, maritime museumWikidata
commonsimageNew and old, corroded copper sheathing on USS Constitution Commons
commonsimageNew piece of copper sheathing surrounded by old, corroded copper on USS Constitution Commons
commonsimageThe crew of the USS Constitution marches in the Flag Day Parade in Dedham, Massachusetts. Commons
commonsimageMarine Digest, v.28, no.8, Oct. 30, 1948 - DPLA - da3d2e2271c9de1363a3f36fd8904703 (page 18) Commons
commonsimageMarine Digest, v.10, no.10, Oct. 24, 1931 - DPLA - e6360187e7c9854d16f92fa52109189e (page 12) Commons
commonsimageMarine Digest, v.28, no.8, Oct. 30, 1948 - DPLA - da3d2e2271c9de1363a3f36fd8904703 (page 3) Commons
commonsimageMarine Digest, v.28, no.8, Oct. 30, 1948 - DPLA - da3d2e2271c9de1363a3f36fd8904703 (page 14) Commons
commonsimageMarine Digest, v.26, no.6, Oct. 11, 1947 - DPLA - 0c56bc90a6bbd176ec2fb5eaca8b26c3 (page 6) Commons
commonsimageMarine Digest, v.11, no.16, Dec. 3, 1932 - DPLA - b4213f88a61b3eebef8cd17f146f54fb (page 6) Commons
commonsimageMarine Digest, v.25, no.13, Nov. 2, 1946 - DPLA - 9e8269a53cba5c54195892848f24678d (page 19) Commons
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