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WARSHIP LAUNCHED ON THIS DAY IN 1797

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The mighty USS Constitution, arguably the most famous warship
in American history — a testament to dauntless
courage at sea
in
the nation’s infancy — was launched in Boston on this day in
history. 

The mighty warship, 225 years old today, is the world’s oldest commissioned warship and is still afloat in Boston’s Charlestown
Navy Yard.
 

   guns on the USS Constitution | Uss constitution, Sailing ships, Tall ships

    DSC_6440 | 24-pound long guns, gun deck, USS Constitution, C… | Flickr

Finders Seekers — USS Constitution

A painting depicting Constitution at sail. The bow of the ship points to the right of the frame
This watercolor and gouache painting, attributed to Michele Felice Corné and completed about 1803, is the earliest
known depiction of USS Constitution.

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