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	Old Ironsides
		On the 14th, the good old craft lifted her anchor and went to sea; was in Malta on the 16th; left Malta on the 21st, and appeared off Tripoli, in company with all the force that had by this time been collected, in readiness to commence the war in earnest.
		Old Ironsides, on this occasion, was nearly surrounded by Englishmen, all of {486} whom came up on her quarters, one, a frigate, speaking her, first telling her own name, as is usual between vessels of war, and then asking hers.
		On the 5th of July the anchor was weighed, and Old Ironsides proceeded down the bay and to sea, on the 13th to cruise in the third and last of her wars.
	external.oneonta.edu /cooper/texts/ironsides.html (22912 words)

	NAVetsUSA Naval History - USS Constitution
		"Old Ironsides" completed her final action as a fighting unit of the Navy in 1853, when she intercepted and captured a number of ships engaged in illicit slave trade along the African coast.
		From 1909 to 1925, "Old Ironsides " was anchored in the Boston Navy Yard and was used as a Naval museum.
		The initial cost of "Old Ironsides" was $302,718; her original tonnage was 1,576, with a displacement of 2,200 tons, with a measurement of 204-feet length and 43-1/2 foot beam.
	home.earthlink.net /~navetsusa/history/constitution.html (1668 words)

	Old Ironsides By Oliver Wendell Holmes
		Such a national object of interest, so endeared to our national pride as Old Ironsides is, should never by any act of our government cease to belong to the Navy, so long as our country is to be found upon the map of nations.
		In England it was lately determined by the Admiralty to cut the Victory, a one-hundred gun ship (which it will be recollected bore the flag of Lord Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar), down to a seventy-four, but so loud were the lamentations of the people upon the proposed measure that the intention was abandoned.
		Abiel Holmes (left) was the poet's father who may have been the inspiration for the poem "Old Ironsides." A youthful Oliver Wendell Holmes (center) as a law student about the time he wrote the famous poem at age 21 in one quick inspirational session in 1830.
	www.seacoastnh.com /arts/holmes.html (466 words)

	1st Armored Division Homepage
		Superimposed on the triangle is the insignia of the former Seventh Cavalry Brigade (Mechanized), the predecessors of the Old Ironsides.
		Old Ironsides returned to the United States in April 1946 and was inactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.
		Old Ironsides marched into its second half century celebrating victory in the Cold War - a triumph symbolized by the fall of the Berlin Wall, the unification of Germany, and the crumbling of East European, communist regimes.
	www.1ad.army.mil /History.htm (2483 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Old Ironsides Sails Again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		WASHINGTON -- The stately sailing ships of old are long gone from the seven seas, but July 21, people in Massachusetts had a chance once again to see their full-blown glory.
		The USS Constitution, the Navy's three-masted, 44-gun frigate known as "Old Ironsides," went to sea for her first unassisted voyage under sail since 1881.
		Old Ironsides, built in Boston in 1797, was one of the first six warships authorized by Congress.
	www.dod.gov /news/Jul1997/n07221997_9707223.html (617 words)

	TobaccoReviews.com: Blend Detail: CAO - Old Ironsides
		Old Ironsides is a crumble cake similar to Esoterica's Penzance in form and taste, but stronger in the latakia department and produces very thick smoke and lot's of it.
		Old Ironsides will quench the latakia craving in any smokers heart who has an appreciation for the greatest "fl" commodity to come from the middle east since oil.
		Old Ironsides- love it or hate it, it is undisputably one of the heavy hitters in the Latakia world.
	www.tobaccoreviews.com /blend_detail.cfm?TID=1521 (5142 words)

	old ironsides poem provided by legallanguage.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		His first popular poem was Old Ironsides, which he wrote in 1830 as a patriotic protest against the decision of the Secretary of Navy to destroy the fighting ship The USS Constitution (popularly known as Old Ironsides).
		Old Ironsides is the popular name for the naval ship the USS Constitution.
		Old Ironsides was published the next day, and it became wildly popular.
	www.legallanguage.com /poems/OldIronsides.htm (825 words)

	'Old Ironsides' back at sea: 3/23/96
		The 2,200-ton wooden vessel was decked out in a fresh coat of fl and white paint, new copper trim and extra trusses made of laminated oak to correct an 18-inch sag at the bow and stern.
		Called "Old Ironsides" since British cannonballs purportedly bounced off it in the War of 1812, the vessel has suffered a decline in popularity.
		"Old Ironsides" returned to its permanent berth at Pier One in Charlestown Navy Yard, where it remains one of the city's most popular tourist attractions.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/03-96/03-23-96/1airon.htm (472 words)

	Old Ironsides History Page
		Commodore William Bainbridge, now in command of "Old Ironsides," is wounded twice, and the ship's steering wheel is shot away, but for more than 3 hours he maneuvers masterfully and fights tenaciously until, finally, the JAVA has no masts left standing and her captain lays dying.
		For his victories, Stewart receives a gold medal from Congress, and the crew is awarded considerable prize money; "Old Ironsides" is the only ship to have all her War of 1812 captains decorated by Congress.
		"Old Ironsides" is on exhibition at the U.S. Navy Yard, Boston.
	www.ussconstitution.navy.mil /historyupdat.htm (2907 words)

	"Old Ironsides": The Unsinkable Ship
		Despite its nickname, "Old Ironsides," it was a wooden ship.
		It was during this battle that the American ship got its nickname, "Old Ironsides." A British seaman saw one of his cannon shots hit the wooden hull of the Constitution, bounce off, and fall into the sea.
		The ship was scheduled to be destroyed in the years after the War of 1812, but a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes built up public sentiment for the old warship and encouraged Congress to act to protect the symbol of American might.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /articles/ushistory/oldironsides.htm (324 words)

	A change of command as Old Ironsides sets sail again - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Mass. - News
		For more than two centuries, the oldest commissioned warship in the world has stood as a symbol of patriotism for the American public, and particularly for those who have served aboard her.
		Graves, who was promoted to commander in 2003, told the about 250 guests gathered for the ceremony that Old Ironsides is the greatest ship in the world.
		At about 11 a.m., Old Ironsides was towed into Boston Harbor, escorted by Boston Police Department and Coast Guard boats.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/07/31/a_change_of_command_as_old_ironsides_sets_sail_again (733 words)

	Annals: Help Save Old Ironsides
		Old Ironsides is in great shape at present, swaying gently and majestically at her moorings.
		The sight of cannonballs bouncing off her thick oak sides during this fierce contest prompted one gunner to taunt his British adversaries across the waves with "Huzzah, her sides are made of IRON," imparting a nickname she would carry forever.
		As final proof of the title, Old Ironsides reduced the Guerriere to floating rubble that wasn't even of value as a prize, then set her carcass on fire and sank her.
	www.elks.org /history/ironsides.htm (985 words)

	The Boston Insider: Travel Tips on Getting the Most Out of Boston
		This remarkable performance earned her the popular nickname, "Old Ironsides," although steel was not yet used to build ships.
		Since then, Old Ironsides has survived 42 battles, years of neglect, and numerous threats to tear her down.
		If you are intrigued by the tour of Old Ironsides and would like to know more about her history, you may want to consider visiting the USS Constitution Museum.
	www.theinsider.com /Boston/attractions/2oldiron.htm (1108 words)

	Archive \| July 1999 \| Old Ironsides
		As we watch the sunset ritual on Old Ironsides, I particularly recall how badly I used to behave as a youngster -- how impatient I was, how unwilling to follow directions, how bullheaded about listening to good advice.
		So it pleases me that he loves Old Ironsides, which, in his lifetime, he has seen emerge piece by piece from unmasted disassembly in drydrock to its present magnificence.
		The sailors from these ships strike their own colors and salute their own flags in unison with the firing of Old Ironsides' sunset cannon.
	www.enterstageright.com /archive/articles/0799ironsides.htm (591 words)

	USS Constitution's Battle Record
		Although she was laid up in dry dock for six months and blockaded in Boston Harbor for another six, Constitution managed to get to sea and defeat four frigates of the mighty British navy, including two on one day.
		Her ability to defeat enemy men-of-war without sustaining much damage herself gained Constitution the famed nickname she still holds today, "Old Ironsides." The success of the Constitution forced the Royal Navy to abandon the practice of one-on-one encounters between their frigates and the larger U.S. frigates for fear of losing more men-of-war.
		In this compilation of original documents "Old Ironsides" and her crew speak for themselves once again, not as they did two hundred years ago with canister and grape, but with their words.
	www.history.navy.mil /docs/war1812/const1.htm (753 words)

	CNN - 'Old Ironsides' trims her sails, returns to Boston - July 21, 1997
		Then "Old Ironsides" was towed back to Boston's Charlestown Navy Yard -- where it is a floating museum -- after the two-day extravaganza known as Operation Sail 200.
		An estimated 100,000 people, some of them ashore and some aboard a flotilla of small boats, watched as the world's oldest commissioned warship took to the waves Monday.
		Launched on October 21, 1797, as one of the Navy's first warships, Old Ironsides -- she got that name because enemy shot bounced off her sides -- was undefeated in 30 engagements.
	www.cnn.com /US/9707/21/uss.constitution.pm (842 words)

	Escape to Panama on Old Ironsides
		USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, the oldest commissioned ship in the US Navy and the only ship in the US Navy that was never defeated in over 42 engagements...
		Yes, old Ironsides is the only ship in the US Navy that was never defeated in over 42 engagements.
		On 23 August 1779, the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) set sail from Boston loaded with 475 officers and men, 48,600 gallons of water, 74,000 cannon shot, 11,500 pounds of fl powder and 79,400 gallons of rum.
	www.angelfire.com /ok3/escapetopanama/more_page2.html (1219 words)

	Ironside TV Show - Ironside Television Show - TV.com
		A substantial sum of money is stolen from a race-track, whilst Ironside and his team are present, and the Chief is determined to crack the case.
		Ed befriends the daughter of the judge presiding over his latest case, only for the girl to come to him in fear for her father's life.
		It seems she is overreacting to a series of accidents, but events soon suggest her suspicions may be correct; especially after it turns out that her father's new wife has old Underworld connections she thought she had left behind.
	www.tv.com /ironside/show/974/summary.html (227 words)

	Old Ironsides (1926) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The story is interesting, with most of it following characters on "Old Ironsides" and other ships as they sail, maneuver, and battle.
		Between the details of the ships, and the interesting crew members, there are times when you almost feel as if you're aboard with them.
		"Old Ironsides" is one of the many silent movies that deserve to be better known and remembered.
	us.imdb.com /title/tt0017226 (462 words)

	"Old Ironsides" Still Protected by Copper
		"Old Ironsides" in dry dock with its new copper-clad hull.
		The first sheathing of "Old Ironsides" was done with copper sheet imported from England.
		But when it came time to refit the man-of-war, the federal government loaned Revere $10,000 to build the first American mill to roll copper.
	www.copper.org /resources/cutopics/Ct84/ironsides.html (455 words)

	CNN - 'Old Ironsides' sets sail again - July 21, 1997
		Marines in period uniforms stood at attention at the bow as the ship began to move out of Marblehead Harbor at about 10 a.m., towed by tugboats and escorted by a fireboat spraying water high into the air.
		It earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" during a battle with the British ship HMS Guerriere, when -- according to ship lore -- the Constitution crew noted that enemy cannons were not penetrating the hull.
		But Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem "Old Ironsides" rallied such popular sentiment for the ship that money was appropriated for rebuilding it in 1833.
	cnn.com /US/9707/21/uss.constitution (636 words)

	Amazon.com: Old Ironsides : Americans Build a Fighting Ship: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Old Ironsides : Eagle of the Sea by David G. Fitz-Enz
		Old Ironsides should find readers among young people interested in ships, in how things are made, or in American history.?Shirley Wilton, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
		The goal was to construct a ship strong enough to be useful in war as well, and as the nickname testified, "Old Ironsides" turned out to be just that.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0395746787?v=glance (1015 words)

	AllRefer.com - Old Ironsides (U.S. History) - Encyclopedia
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	USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Old Ironsides is the oldest ship in massachusetts and theres only one reason for that,because it was made of iron as you know.
		A few months ago Ironsides went for a ride not because it was its first time sailing in 116 years,but because this october it will be 200 years old.
		I have a fl and white photo of old ironsides being pulled by late grandfather on his tugboat into the Port Aransas, TX area; it is in good condition and I'm interested in selling it, but don't know how to go about doing this and what to ask for it.
	www.infonavigate.com /boston/l529.htm (2600 words)

	Old Ironsides : McGraw-Hill Professional Books
		In 1830, rumors that she was to be scrapped prompted Oliver Wendell Holmes to write his epic poem, "Old Ironsides." The ensuing public clamor brought Constitution a complete overhaul.
		She was rescued by the public again in 1876 for the American Centennial, and given a cosmetic makeover in 1907.
		Old Ironsides's pages are filled with drawings, plans, and photographs, many never before published, that are a treasure trove for maritime historians.
	books.mcgraw-hill.com /getbook.php?isbn=0070245649 (398 words)

	The USS Constitution and Holmes’ “Old Ironsides” - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Of course, it wasn’t until some sixty years later that the Constitution was christened “Old Ironsides.” And it was through the instrumentality of the poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes, that the ship received that nickname.
		With the contruction of “Old Ironsides” the US Navy was actually born.
		Because the oak planks that it was made of were some 7 inches thick and bullets could not penetrate it; they seemed bounced off of the sides of the ship as if it were made of iron.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art1259.asp (429 words)

	1st Armored Division
		While mulling the matter over, he happened to glance at a picture of the U.S.S. Constitution that he had bought during a drive for funds for the preservation of that famous fighting ship known as "Old Ironsides." That ended the search for a name.
		Task Force Eagle, one of the most powerful military formations ever fielded, enforced the cease-fire, supervised the marking of boundaries and the zone of separation between the former warring factions, enforced withdrawal of the combatants, and the movement of the heavy weapons to designated storage sites.
		The clear, ocean-side skies of Putlos, Germany ran red in the September sun and the fiery explosions of the 1-4 Air Defense Artillery gunnery.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/1ad.htm (2337 words)

	Now Playing at a Theater Near You: Old Ironsides
		Permanently stationed at a berth in Boston's Charlestown Navy Yard, Old Ironsides is arguably the best living example of a genuine man-of-war.
		O'Brian wrote about Old Ironsides in "The Fortune of War," placing Aubrey aboard the HMS Java as it closed for action against the Constitution in a real-life engagement in December 1812.
		It would be hard to overstate the effect of Old Ironsides' early victories on a country just emerging from the yoke of dependence.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2003/11/16/AR2005041501687_pf.html (1320 words)

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