It took a whole lot of copper to make “Old Ironsides” shipshape ... masts is to be done before the ship is due to reopens to visitors in August. The USS Constitution, which was named by ...

The USS Constitution is a triple-masted ... saw its worth and paid hefty sums to rebuild the ship to its 1812 configuration, which is how Old Ironsides exists today. While she currently operates ...

USS Constitution was one of six frigates authorized for construction by an act of Congress in 1794. Joshua Humphreys designed them to be the Navy's capital ships. Larger and more heavily armed ...

The triumphal 200th anniversary voyage under its own sails several weeks ago in Massachusetts Bay of the USS Constitution, affectionately known as “Old Ironsides,” recalled the ship’s ...

The undocking of "Old Ironsides" on Sunday marked the end of restoration work that started two years ago, officials said. A celebration was held at the USS Constitution Museum. The wooden ship was ...

Ships of the line were built specifically for war and boasted heavy armor as well as overwhelming firepower, while galleons ...

A Coast Guard Station Boston law enforcement team provides security for the USS ... the Constitution was built and launched in 1797. The bad welds are not on components that would impact ship ...

The USS Constitution, or “Old Ironsides,” sailed under her own power ... s successes during the War of 1812 than for the ship to be under sail,” said Cmdr. Matt Bonner, Constitution ...

The USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, will once again sail the way she was meant to. It's all to mark an important American victory. If you visited the ship at the Charlestown Navy Yard Friday it ...

The U.S.S. Constitution ... celebration for the ship’s 223rd birthday on Wednesday. The museum is the nonprofit that preserves the history of the ship known as Old Ironsides, which is still ...

BOSTON -- The 215-year-old USS ... ship's victory over a British warship of a similar size in a fierce battle during the War of 1812. Following the battle, the Constitution was nicknamed "Old ...

In this Aug. 29, 2014, file photo, the USS Constitution ... over as the commanding officer of the U.S.S. Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, for the first time in the warship’s 224 ...