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USS Constitution

USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the second oldest naval vessel still in commission, and the oldest 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…

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Location
Charlestown Navy Yard
Added to NRHP
19 December 1960
Armament
30 × 24-pounder (11 kg) long gun · 22 × 32-pounder (15 kg) carronade · 2 × 24-pounder (11 kg) bow chasers
Beam
43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
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
Builder
Edmund Hartt's shipyard

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Construction

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First Barbary War

War of 1812

Old Ironsides

Museum ship

Present day

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related to Bibliography · 138
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related to Further reading · 38
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related to Bicentennial celebrations · 29
USS Constitution → April, August, Boston Harbor, Commander Martin, Commander Tyrone, Constitution, Constitution Grove, He, Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia, In September, Indiana, IX-21, July, Martin, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Navy, Old Ironsides, On, Operation Sail, Over
related to Present day · 16
USS Constitution → Boston, Boston Harbor, Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown Navy Yard, Constitution, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Freedom Trail, Her, May, Navy's, Pier One, Pier Two, She, The, US Navy, USS Constitution Museum
related to External links · 12
USS Constitution → Archived, August, Captain's Clerk, Extensive, GalleryUss Constitution Museum, Grebe, Houston, November, Official, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineMaritimequest Constitution Photo, World Tour Article
Boats & landing craft carried · 6
USS Constitution → 1 × 14 ft (4.3 m) punt, 1 × 22 ft (6.7 m) jolly boat, 1 × 28 ft (8.5 m) gig, 1 × 36 ft (11 m) longboat, 2 × 28 ft (8.5 m) whaleboats, 2 × 30 ft (9.1 m) cutters
related to Image gallery · 6
USS Constitution → April, Boston, Boston Harbor, Constitution, ConstitutionInside USS Constitution, Fort Independence
Armament · 3
USS Constitution → 2 × 24-pounder (11 kg) bow chasers, 22 × 32-pounder (15 kg) carronade, 30 × 24-pounder (11 kg) long gun
Height · 3
USS Constitution → foremast: 198 ft (60 m), mainmast: 220 ft (67 m), mizzenmast: 172.5 ft (52.6 m)
Length · 3
USS Constitution → 175 ft (53 m) at waterline, 207 ft (63 m) billet head to taffrail, 304 ft (93 m) bowsprit to spanker or 175 ft (53 m) between perpendiculars, 145 ft (44 m) at the keel

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USS ConstitutionAdded to NRHP19 December 19601.00infobox
USS ConstitutionArmament30 × 24-pounder (11 kg) long gun1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionArmament22 × 32-pounder (15 kg) carronade1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionArmament2 × 24-pounder (11 kg) bow chasers1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionBeam43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionBoats & landing craft carried1 × 36 ft (11 m) longboat1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionBoats & landing craft carried2 × 30 ft (9.1 m) cutters1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionBoats & landing craft carried2 × 28 ft (8.5 m) whaleboats1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionBoats & landing craft carried1 × 28 ft (8.5 m) gig1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionBoats & landing craft carried1 × 22 ft (6.7 m) jolly boat1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionBoats & landing craft carried1 × 14 ft (4.3 m) punt1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionBuilderEdmund Hartt's shipyard1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionComplement450, including 55 Marines and 30 boys (1797)1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionCost$302,7181.00infobox
USS ConstitutionCrew75 officers and crew1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionDecksOrlop, Berth, Gun, Spar1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionDepth of hold14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionDesignated CP26 October 19741.00infobox
USS ConstitutionDisplacement2,200 tons1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionDraft21 ft (6.4 m) forward1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionDraft23 ft (7.0 m) aft1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionHeightforemast: 198 ft (60 m)1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionHeightmainmast: 220 ft (67 m)1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionHeightmizzenmast: 172.5 ft (52.6 m)1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionHome portCharlestown Navy Yard1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionIdentificationCode letters: NAPJ1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionLaid down1 November 17941.00infobox
USS ConstitutionLaunched21 October 1797; 228 years ago (1797-10-21)1.00infobox
USS ConstitutionLength304 ft (93 m) bowsprit to spanker or 175 ft (53 m) between perpendiculars, 145 ft (44 m) at the keel1.00infobox

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