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USS Constitution
The
United States Navy's three-masted frigate USS Constitution,
better known as "Old Ironsides," is the world's oldest
commissioned warship afloat. Maintained as a national monument
at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, Constitution
recently completed a four-year overhaul to restore the ship
to original hull strength.
- Chronology of major events in history
of USS Constitution
- Old Ironsides's Battle
Record: Documents of USS Consitution's Illustrious Deeds
- Bibliography of sources on USS Constituition
- List of Officers on
Constitution honored for victories during War of 1812
- Operation Sail 200, the sailing
of USS Constitution on 21 July 1997
- NHC Detachment Boston
whose mission is the repair, maintenance, and restoration
of USS Constitution
- USS
Constitution homepage which contains information on visiting the ship
6 May 2004
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