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USS Constitution Fact Sheet - NHHC
Aug 19, 2012 · USS Constitution was launched October 21, 1797, from Edmund Hartt’s shipyard in Boston (site of present-day Constitution Wharf/U.S. Coast Guard base). She first sailed on …
A Brief History of USS Constitution America’s Ship of State - NHHC
Aug 16, 2018 · USS Constitution, launched in Boston on October 21, 1797, from Edmund Hartt’s shipyard (site of Constitution Wharf, U.S. Coast Guard base), is the sole survivor of the …
Frigate Constitution - NHHC
Jul 21, 1997 · Frigate Constitution—designed by Joshua Humphreys and built at Hartt's Shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts—was launched on 21 October 1797 and christened by Captain …
USS Constitution (Frigate) - NHHC
Designed by Joshua Humphreys and launched on October 21, 1797, at Boston, Massachusetts, USS Constitution began her service as the oldest commissioned warship in the U.S. Navy by …
USS Constitution in the War of 1812 - NHHC
USS Constitution, rated as a 44-gun frigate, was outfitted with 55 guns when she spotted the French-built, British-captured, 38-gun frigate HMS Guerriere (armed with 49 guns) off the …
USS Constitution Chronology - NHHC
Dec 11, 2017 · The USS Constitution Museum is located in the historic Charlestown Navy Yard, across from USS Constitution and on the Freedom Trail. The USS Constitution Museum is a …
Background on the Importance of Constitution and Her Mission
Note: On May 18, 2015, USS Constitution entered Dry Dock 1 at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston National Historical Park, for a 26-month restoration. The ship was undocked on July …
USS Constitution's Battle Record - NHHC
Introduction The USS Constitution has now graced the United States with her service for more than two hundred years. Authorized by Congress in 1794, built in 1797, and launched in 1798, …
USS Constitution, Capture of Cyane and Levant - NHHC
After spending much of 1813 in dry dock for an overhaul, and most of 1814 blockaded in Boston by a squadron of English warships, Constitution was once again out on patrol in 1815. This …
USS Constitution vs. HMS Java, 1812 - NHHC
Shortly, after Christmas, 1812, Constitution was sailing in the Atlantic just off the coast of Brazil. On the morning of 29 December, sails were sighted on the horizon, and Constitution's new …