Modeler Resources - USS Constitution Museum
Welcome Modelers! The USS Constitution Museum has a long history of providing ship model builders with the resources they need to create models of “Old Ironsides.” Our most requested resources are listed below.
USS Constitution - Wikipedia
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 naval warship still afloat. [11][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 Deck Log of the Frigate USS Constitution 1803 - 1815
Oct 6, 2021 · USS Constitution. The deck log of the USS Constitution contains and preserves eyewitness accounts of the great and mundane events of our nation’s oldest and most celebrated naval vessel. Naval regulations required all ships and shore stations to keep a daily log or chronological record of notable events which the duty watch officers or senior ...
Suit of Sails - USS Constitution Museum
Jul 29, 2016 · Beginning in the spring of 1996, Constitution‘s crew trained aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Eagle, Brig Niagara and HMS Bounty to relearn how to sail a sailing frigate. Constitution was rigged with six sails: two jibs, three topsails, and the spanker.
USS Constitution Fact Sheet - NHHC
Aug 19, 2012 · USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world. Nicknamed “Old Ironsides” in the War of 1812, USS Constitution is interpreted today to the 1812 era. Builder: Col....
Pennies for OLD IRONSIDES - Naval Historical Foundation
Aug 21, 2012 · The ashtray, anchors, dories and other items we have say made from materials taken from the USS Frigate Constitution as well as having an image of it. He was a first generation American, member of Clan Graham and fiercely proud of his country.
USS Constitution Sets Sail, Marblehead Harbor MA, July 1997
Jul 20, 1997 · She has 6 of the 18 possible sails and all 6 were raised, 2 jibs, 3 topsails, and the spinnaker were all carefully lowered and then trimmed to catch the wind. These 6 sails, 35% of the total sail area, required 290 new blocks (pulleys) and over 8 miles of rope to be rigged.
The Captain's Clerk - USS Constitution
Nov 22, 2020 · A Database of Naval History. Contains a little of everything about the History of the Navy. In these articles, a commanding officer of USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") writes about some of the important moments in her history and about life aboard the famous frigate.
USS Constitution - Frigate of the United States Navy
Oct 20, 2024 · USS Constitution, a sailing frigate built in 1797 for the United States Navy, is in active commission at Boston, Massachusetts. She shows the culmination of the 18th Century frigate: powerful and fast.
USS Constitution - U.S. National Park Service
USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned ship in the United States Navy. Naval officers and crew still serve aboard the ship today. The USS Constitution is operated by the United States Navy, a partner to the National Parks of Boston.
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