USS CONSTITUTION
USS CONSTITUTION is the only wodden-hulled,
Three-masted heavy frigate in the United States Navy.
Names by President George Washington,
She is the world’s oldest commissioned
naval vessel afloat.
TYPE: 44 Gun Frigate
LAUNCHED: 21 October 1797
DISPLAVEMENT: 2,200 tons
LENGTH: 304 feet
BEAM: 43 feet 6 inches
HEIGHT: 220 feet
PROPULSION: Sail, 42, 710
square feet on three masts
ARMANMENT: 30 x 24
pounder long gun
20 x 32
pounder carronade
Constitution is most famous for her
for her actions during the War of 1812 against Great Britain.
She captured numerous merchant ships and defeated
Five British warship:
HMS, GUERRIERE, JAVA, PICTOU, CYANE AND LEVANT
The battle with the GUERRIERE earned her the nickname
“Old Ironside”
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