THE CONSTITUTION SHIP BOAT SCHOONER BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA MILITARY 1907

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THE CONSTITUTION SHIP BOAT SCHOONER BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA MILITARY
VERY OLD VERY ORIGINAL SCRAPEBOOK RESIDUE ON BACH
Constitution
, dressed overall, fires a 17-gun salute in Boston Harbor, 4 July 2014
History
United States
Name:
USS
Constitution
Namesake:
United States Constitution
[1]
Ordered:
1 March 1794
Builder:
Edmund Hartt
's Shipyard
Cost:
2,718
[2]
Laid down:
1 November 1794
Launched:
21 October 1797
Maiden voyage:
22 July 1798
[3]
Renamed:
Old Constitution
1917
Constitution
1925
Reclassified:
IX-21, 1941
No classification, 1 September 1975
Homeport:
Charlestown Navy Yard
[2]
Identification:
Code letters
: NAPJ
[4]
Nickname(s):
Old Ironsides
Status:
In active service
Notes:
First commander: Captain
Samuel Nicholson
Badge:
General characteristics (as built c. 1797)
Type:
44-gun
United States
-class frigate
Tonnage:
1,576
[5]
Displacement:
2,200 tons
[5]
Length:
304 ft (93 m) bowsprit to spanker
[6]
207 ft (63 m) billet head to taffrail
[6]
175 ft (53 m) at waterline
[2]
Beam:
43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
Height:
foremast: 198 ft (60 m)
mainmast: 220 ft (67 m)
mizzenmast: 172.5 ft (52.6 m)
[2]
Draft:
21 ft (6.4 m) forward
23 ft (7.0 m) aft
[5]
Depth of hold:
14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
[1]
Decks:
Orlop
, Berth, Gun, Spar
Propulsion:
Sail (three masts, ship rig)
Sail plan:
42,710 sq ft (3,968 m
2
) on three masts
[2]
Speed:
13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
[7]
Boats & landing
craft carried:
1 × 36 ft (11 m) longboat
2 × 30 ft (9.1 m) cutters
2 × 28 ft (8.5 m) whaleboats
1 × 28 ft (8.5 m) gig
1 × 22 ft (6.7 m) jolly boat
1 × 14 ft (4.3 m) punt
[2]
Complement:
450 including 55 Marines and 30 boys (1797)
[2]
Armament:
30 × 24-pounder (11 kg) long gun
20 × 32-pounder (15 kg) carronade
2 × 24-pounder (11 kg) bow chasers
[2]
USS
Constitution
(Frigate)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
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Location
Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Coordinates
42°22′20.9″N
71°3′23.6″W
Coordinates
:
42°22′20.9″N
71°3′23.6″W
Built
1797
Architect
Joshua Humphreys
NRHP reference
No.
66000789
[8]
Added to NRHP
15 October 1966
USS
Constitution
, also known as
Old Ironsides
, is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat.
[Note 1]
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 of 1795 for the frigates that were to be constructed.
[10]
[11]
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
.
Constitution
is most noted for her actions during the
War of 1812
against the United Kingdom, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships:
HMS
Guerriere
,
Java
,
Pictou
,
Cyane
, and
Levant
. The
battle with
Guerriere
earned her the nickname "
Old Ironsides
" and public adoration that has repeatedly saved her from scrapping. She continued to serve as flagship in the Mediterranean and African squadrons, and she circled the world in the 1840s. During the
American Civil War
, she served as a training ship for the
United States Naval Academy
. She carried American artwork and industrial displays to the
Paris Exposition of 1878
.
Constitution
was retired from active service in 1881 and served as a
receiving ship
until being designated a
museum ship
in 1907. In 1934, she completed a three-year, 90-port tour of the nation. She sailed under her own power for her 200th birthday in 1997, and again in August 2012 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of her victory over
Guerriere
.
Constitution
'
s stated mission today is to promote understanding of the Navy's role in war and peace through educational outreach, historical demonstration, and active participation in public events as part of the
Naval History & Heritage Command
. As a fully commissioned Navy ship, her crew of 60 officers and sailors participate in ceremonies, educational programs, and special events while keeping her open to visitors year round and providing free tours. The officers and crew are all active-duty Navy personnel, and the assignment is considered to be special duty. She is usually berthed at Pier 1 of the former Charlestown Navy Yard at one end of Boston's
Freedom Tra
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