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	DefenseLINK News: Old Ironsides Sails Again
		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)

	THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FRIGATE CONSTITUTION
		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.
		Commodore William Bainbridge in command of "Old Ironsides," was wounded twice, and the ship's wheel was shot away, but for more than 2 hours he maneuvered brilliantly and fought tenaciously until, finally, JAVA had no masts left standing and her Captain lay dying.
		Immediately after that a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, called Old Ironsides, was written to generate public support for "Old Ironsides." In response to an outcry of public support for preserving her, the Navy paid to refurbish CONSTITUTION.
	dannymac7.tripod.com /id12.html (3929 words)

	Casebook: The War of 1812 - Old Ironsides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		This famous poem celebrating the U.S.S. Constitution, the storied frigate of the War of 1812, was written as a protest after the poet read of a U.S. Navy plan to scrap the vessel.
		The poem was first printed in the Boston Daily Advertiser, at the time when it was proposed to break up the old ship as unfit for service.
		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.
	warof1812.casebook.org /documents/text.html?id=e472b2bddff641a6ed4c653f14f7dc4b (353 words)

	Madsion Archives: Madison's Life: War of 1812: War at Sea
		When again ready to fight, "Old Ironsides" was shut in the Boston harbor for eight and a half months by the strenuous British blockade except for a short cruise under Captain Charles Stewart.
		Homeward bound with her two prizes, "Old Ironsides" was chased by a British squadron, but her good luck and Captain Stewart's seamanship saved her and her prize Cyane, although Levant was retaken by the British.
		A poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., entitled "Old Ironsides," aroused such popular feeling that money was appropriated for rebuilding her in 1833 (see poem).
	www.jmu.edu /madison/center/main_pages/madison_archives/life/war1812/ironsides.htm (1342 words)

	Online NewsHour: USS Constitution/OId Ironsides -- July 21, 1997
		And in the War of 1812, Old Ironsides got her nickname, against one of the British warships trying to blockade American shores.
		And there’s a line in the poem that he writes that said "Nailed to the mast her holy flag set every threadbare sail." And what he’s referencing in the "Nailed to the mast" the "holy flag" is a law.
		During the battle with Guerriere, one of the flag halliards was zapped and one of Constitution’s flags came to the deck, and Daniel Hogan, who was a seaman aboard, raced aloft and nailed the flag directly to the mast.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/military/july-dec97/ironsides_7-21.html (1204 words)

	TabHeaven.com - Store :: Old Ironsides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The battle sequences are very similar with sand being spread on deck to absorb blood, the crew hitting the deck to avoid a volley, young boys dying during the fighting, and fierce close up hand to hand combat.
		Both movies are set during the same time period but the storylines are very different with the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) versus the Barbary Pirates being the setting here and in the classic Hollywood tradition there is a woman involved.
		Comment: Old Ironsides is a fine film dealing with the American Navy's fight against Barbary Coast pirates at the end of the 18th century.
	www.tabheaven.com /store/index.php?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=6300215466 (1160 words)

	Old Ironsides
		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.
	www.quizbox.com /resources/books/details.aspx?id=0070245649 (371 words)

	SeacoastNH.com - The Poem That Saved Old Ironsides
		It was right after the success of "Old Ironsides" that Holmes decided to dump his law career and become a doctor.
		Ironsides was constructed decades later in 1797 and came through victorious in conflict after conflict.
		It was not until 1930, a century after "Old Ironsides" was first published, that the USS Constitution was rebuilt.
	www.seacoastnh.com /Maritime_History/Old_Ironsides/The_Poem_That_Saved_Old_Ironsides (1809 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 (2906 words)

	Oliver Wendell Holmes’ “Old Ironsides”
		The fame of Holmes’ poetry mostly rested on his comic verse, except for “Old Ironsides,” which exemplifies the old adage, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” This poem influenced action.
		On September 16, 1830, Oliver Wendell Holmes’ poem, “Old Ironsides,” appeared in response to a report in the Boston Daily Advertiser that the Navy was going to scrap the USS Constitution.
		The poem is credited with saving the ship, which has a fascinating history.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/american_poetry/95842 (329 words)

	CNN - 'Old Ironsides' takes to the seas once more - July 18, 1997
		"Old Ironsides," as the ship was known, will return to Marblehead Sunday, and on Monday will unfurl its sails and take to the high seas unaided for the first time in 116 years.
		"Old Ironsides" was destined for the scrap heap in 1830 when Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
		wrote the poem "Old Ironsides." His description of it as "The eagle of the sea" touched American hearts, and it was saved.
	www.cnn.com /US/9707/18/uss.constitution (886 words)

	old ironsides poem provided by legallanguage.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		LLS has taken the liberty of including three poems by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes in our Poems for Patriots section, in part because Holmes is frequently confused with his jurist son and namesake Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
		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 was published the next day, and it became wildly popular.
	www.legallanguage.com /poems/OldIronsides.htm (825 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)

	MSN Encarta - Sidebar - "Old Ironsides"
		American writer and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes was known for his sharp wit and wide range of learning, which sparkled in prose works such as The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858) and in the following poem, “Old Ironsides” (1830).
		Holmes wrote the poem in response to a news report that the United States Navy was considering scuttling the famous warship Constitution, known as “Old Ironsides.” The Constitution, commissioned in 1798, had served in several important naval conflicts.
		The poem is preceded by a short introduction by Holmes and the news item that inspired the poem.
	encarta.msn.com /sidebar_762512341/Old_Ironsides.html (168 words)

	USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		It wasn't the poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes entitled "Old Ironsides".
		Old Ironsides is the oldest ship in massachusetts and theres only one reason for that,because it was made of iron as you know.
		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)

	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)

	Old Ironsides Summary Study Guide by Oliver Wendell Holmes
		Here, he examines the unique qualities of "Old Ironsides" and why the poem cannot be judged by ordinary poetic standards.
		Given that there does not seem to be anything tricky or complex about Oliver Wendell Holmes's love poem to an old battle ship, it hardly makes sense that "Old Ironsides" has lasted as long as it has in the standard corpus of American literary classics.
		It isn't a very good poem by conventional measures, nor is the ship useful, and yet both have stayed with us, capturing the imaginations of new audiences year after year.
	www.bookrags.com /guides/oldironsides/essay1.htm (325 words)

	The USS Constitution and Holmes’ “Old Ironsides” - History
		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)

	NAVetsUSA Naval History - USS Constitution
		One of the Navy's most historic relics, USS CONSTITUTION, berthed at Boston Naval Shipyard across the harbor from her birthplace, the old location of Hartt's Shipyard, stands as a fitting memorial to the glory of the Navy and seamen of long ago.
		Historians attribute the extreme longevity of the titan of the old United States frigate fleet to two intangible things, the poetic skill of Oliver Wendell Holmes and the sentimental will of the American public.
		From 1909 to 1925, "Old Ironsides " was anchored in the Boston Navy Yard and was used as a Naval museum.
	home.earthlink.net /~navetsusa/history/constitution.html (1668 words)

	NewStandard: 7/22/97
		His winning entry was a poem offering a "Hooray for Old Ironsides (she) is in repair." He also referred to her soon returning to her "birthplace."
		While Old Ironsides herself wasn't built locally, her architect, Col. George Claghorn, for many years operated a New Bedford shipyard in what was known as Bridge Park.
		While he is too young to have seen Old Ironsides in New Bedford, Fairhaven town/hurricane historian M.L. Baron has some unusual documentation of the visit.
	www.s-t.com /daily/07-97/07-22-97/a01lo011.htm (658 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.
	www.cnn.com /US/9707/21/uss.constitution (636 words)

	The Battles
		Her sides are made of iron!" And so from this she got the nickname "Old Ironsides." The Constitution won this battle, sinking the HMS Guerriere.
		"Old Ironsides" was about 30 miles off the coast of Brazil on December 29, 1812 when, around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, she began a fight with the much faster HMS Java.
		"Old Ironsides'" crew had for 4 killed and 14 wounded while it opponents had 35 dead and 42 wounded.
	www.mountalverniahs.org /Mahs/Hist-Lit10/Constitution/Battles.htm (709 words)

	USS Constitution Boston, or Old Ironsides
		Old Ironsides, a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, popularized the ship's nickname.
		The poem was very important in an early preservation effort, which helped save the ship from the scrap yard.
		The museum is operated by the National Park Service, and is located in the building opposite the old dry dock near the ship.
	www.celebrateboston.com /sites/ussconstitution.htm (179 words)

	USS Constitution Museum - FAQs - Souvenirs
		This inspired Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., a medical student at Harvard, to write a celebratory poem reminding citizens that the ship was a symbol of their freedom.
		Holmes suggested that "Old Ironsides" should have a proper burial at sea, rather than the unheroic scheduled dismantling.
		The poem, entitled "'Old Ironsides,'" was printed in newspapers across the country.
	www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org /faq/souvenirs.html (560 words)

	Old Ironsides Paintings - Big Painting Guide
		UNKNOWN prior to 1970 Old Ironsides oil on board 16 3/4"x 20 1/2" LAPD DR# 00-0128051 (Case 10-2/00).
		A poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Old Ironsides, which appeared in many...
		Old Ironsides The Rise, Decline, and Resurrection of...
	www.bigpaintingguide.com /old-ironsides-paintings.html (603 words)

	Old Ironsides - A poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes - American Poems
		Old Ironsides - A poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes - American Poems
		Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave; Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should be her grave; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale!
		The poem, Old Ironsides, has not yet been commented on.
	www.americanpoems.com /poets/Oliver-Wendell-Holmes/16653 (217 words)

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		THE LAST LEAF This poem was suggested by the appearance in one of our streets of a venerable relic of the Revolution, said to be one of the party who threw the tea overboard in Boston Harbor.
		THERE was a giant in time of old, A mighty one was he; He had a wife, but she was a scold, So he kept her shut in his mammoth fold; And he had children three.
		This Academic Poem presents the simple and partial views of a young person trained after the schools of classical English verse as represented by Pope, Goldsmith, and Campbell, with whose lines his memory was early stocked.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/7/3/8/7388/7388.txt (9624 words)

	Glencoe American Literature Unit 2: Theme 3 - "Old Ironsides" / "The Chambered Nautilus"
		Holmes was only twenty-one years old when he wrote this poem.
		Write your own poem about a current event and share it with your class.
		You might pursue publishing your poem in your school or local newspaper.
	www.glencoe.com /sec/literature/course/amlit/unit2/theme3/webresources/ironsides.shtml (74 words)

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