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	Old Ironsides History Page
		The CONSTITUTION is designed to be powerful enough to outfight any enemy warship approximately her same size, and yet fast enough to outsail a larger opponent.
		The CONSTITUTION becomes embroiled in a political controversy concerning the installation of a new figurehead that depicts the current president, Andrew Jackson.
		The CONSTITUTION sails as flagship of the African Squadron.
	www.ussconstitution.navy.mil /historyupdat.htm (2943 words)

	USS Constitution
		USS Constitution was one of six frigates authorized for construction by an act of Congress in 1794.
		Constitution patrolled the North African coast for two years after the war ended, to enforce the terms of the treaty.
		Constitution's victories gave the American people a tremendous boost to morale, and raised the United States to the rank of a world-class naval power.
	tech.military.com /equipment/view/89183/uss-constitution.html (928 words)

	USS Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The USS Constitution, known as "Old Ironsides," is a wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate of the United States Navy.
		Constitution is portrayed by a sea-going replica in the 1926 silent film Old Ironsides, which features a dramatized version of the actions in the First Barbary War.
		Hms Constitution was visiting british waters, she came acros the the British first rate HMS Victory mounting over 100 guns, the battle commenced with a broadside from the constitution, killing several victory crew members.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Constitution (2304 words)

	Constitution class starship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ships of this class were multi-role, but generally used for exploration and diplomacy; however, they were quite capable in combat against ships of most enemy powers of their time, with an armament consisting of (at least) two photon torpedo launchers, two main phaser banks, and a number of secondary phasers.
		Named for the USS Constitution, the starship Constitution was the pathfinder of its class.
		Named for the USS Lexington, the starship Lexington was one of the ships faced by and nearly destroyed by the Enterprise in the M5 Computer test.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Constitution_class_starship (885 words)

	USS Constitution - Memory Alpha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The USS Constitution (NCC-1700) was a Federation starship in the 23rd century.
		The USS Constitution was a Constitution class heavy cruiser, the same class of starships to which the USS Enterprises NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A belonged.
		Regardless, the class name was finally resolved as "Constitution" and associated with the Enterprise herself for canon purposes in dialogue in TNG and on a blueprint visible in the sixth film.
	www.memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/USS_Constitution (780 words)

	USS Constitution Rehabilitation And Restoration
		Not only was Constitution repaired for her bicentennial but there was a significant change in the scope of work between the original plan and the final executed package.
		Using a 1:16 scale model of Constitution, a 10% increase in hull stiffness to resist hogging was shown.
		Given the satisfactory condition of the hull and the successful completion of the repairs, Constitution is being readied to sail in celebration of her bicentennial.
	www.maritime.org /conf/conf-otton-const.htm (1319 words)

	USS Constitution, featured in Maritime History of Massachusetts--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		The USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world and gained National Historic Landmark status in 1960.
		The USS Constitution, a National Historic Landmark, is berthed in Boston Naval Shipyard (Boston National Historical Park), on the south side of Chelsea St. in the Charlestown area of Boston.
		The USS Constitution is open from April 1 to October 31, Tuesday-Sunday from 10:00am to 6:00pm, and from November 1 to March 3, Thursday-Sunday from 10:00am to 3:50pm.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/maritime/uss.htm (468 words)

	USS Constitution, History Timeline
		CONSTITUTION was designed by Joshua Humphreys to be powerful enough to defeat any enemy about the same size and fast enough to out sail a stronger opponent.
		CONSTITUTION was built by Colonel George Claghorn at Edmond Hartt's shipyard in Boston.
		CONSTITUTION's crew kept her ahead of the English by rowing (known to Sailors as the "white ash breeze"), by attempting to tow her with the ship's boats.
	www.laughtergenealogy.com /bin/histprof/misc/ussconst.html (2261 words)

	USS Constitution: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Constitution was one of six frigates[For more, click on this link] authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794[Click link for more facts about this topic].
		"old ironsides" was a short poem written by american poet oliver wendell holmes on september 16, 1830 as a tribute to the uss constitution, popularly...
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/us/uss_constitution2.htm (3139 words)

	Historic Salute: An on-line scrapbook of the USS Constitution visit to Marblehead
		The Constitution was not an apparition nor a museum relic -- she was in fact brought back to life, a vital thing that would feel the wind in her sails for the first time in 116 years.
		The USS Constitution, escorted by the USS Ramage and USS Halyburton, heads toward Marblehead Harbor as the crowd at Chandler Hovey Park await Constitution's arrival.
		Constitution is flanked by smaller vesels after leaving Marblehead Harbor on Monday to sail for the first time in 116 years.
	www.ecnnews.com /const/ironside.htm (1392 words)

	U.S.S. Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The frigate Constitution was launched in 1797 from Hartt's shipyard in Boston and soon saw action in the Quasi-War with France.
		In 1925 extensive repairs were begun that culminated, in 1931, in a 90-port tour of the U.S. She returned to the city of her birth, where she remains as a memorial to the Navy's age of fighting sail.
		Today, the U.S.S. Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by an active duty U.S. Navy crew of 55 men and women.
	www.charlestownonline.net /constitution.htm (283 words)

	Haze Gray & Underway Photo Feature: USS Constitution Restoration
		USS Constitution, the oldest warship of the US Navy and the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world (HMS Victory is older, but is preserved in drydock), underwent a massive restoration from 1992 to 1996.
		Constitution was floated out of the dock in late 1995; rigging and fitting out work went on well into 1996.
		The near-vertical surface at the rear is the transom.
	www.hazegray.org /features/constitution (1278 words)

	Constitution, ship. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In the War of 1812, serving as flagship for Isaac Hull, The Constitution won a battle with the British vessel Guerrière on Aug. 19, 1812, and under the command of William Bainbridge it defeated the Java on Dec. 29, 1812.
		Charles Stewart was commanding the Constitution when on Feb. 20, 1815, it overcame the Cyane and the Levant (though the Levant was later recaptured by the British).
		The Constitution was condemned (1830) as unseaworthy, but public sentiment, aroused by Oliver Wendell Holmes’s poem “Old Ironsides,” saved the ship from dismantling, and it was rebuilt in 1833.
	www.bartleby.com /65/co/Constitu-fr.html (314 words)

	USS Constitution, Old Ironsides in The Boston Insider: Travel Tips on Getting the Most Out of Boston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Before touring the USS Constitution, most visitors probably don't know that the expression "let the cat out of the bag" comes from an old Navy punishment ritual, or that "keep a stiff upper lip" comes from a tactic employed by sailors trying to jump ship.
		The USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat, originally launched in 1797 to protect American merchant ships from pirates.
		The Constitution is best known for her success during the War of 1812, when her 21-inch thick wooden hull was not penetrated by a single British cannonball.
	www.theinsider.com /Boston/attractions/2oldiron.htm (1105 words)

	Constitution Comes To Marblehead 1997 Information Central
		USS CONSTITUTION, the oldest commissioned and in-service ship in the U.S. Navy, will set another rich historical marker this July 21 when she cruises under sail for the first time in 116 years.
		CONSTITUTION was launched on October 21, 1797, just a short stone's throw from its present location, and first put to sea in 1798.
		CONSTITUTION was recommissioned in 1931 for a coast-to-coast tour of ninety American cities lasting until 1934 when she was returned to her place of honor in the Boston Harbor at Charlestown Navy Yard.
	legendinc.com /Pages/MarbleheadNet/MM/Articles/ConstitutionVisit.html (982 words)

	Freedom Trail-Charlestown Navy Yard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		USS Constitution is operated by the U.S. Navy in cooperation with the National Park Service.
		The USS Constitution Museum is located in the Charlestown Navy Yard near the ship.
		The Naval Historical Center Detachment Boston, housed in Building 24 in the Charlestown Navy Yard is responsible for the maintenance, repair and restoration of USS Constitution.
	www.nps.gov /bost/Charlestown_Navy_Yard.htm (148 words)

	Constitution Comes To Marblehead 1997 Information Central
		USS CONSTITUTION, the oldest commissioned and in-service ship in the U.S. Navy, will set another rich historical marker this July 21 when she cruises under sail for the first time in 116 years.
		Built in Boston to defend the young American nation, USS CONSTITUTION is nearly as old as the document for which George Washington and Congress named her.
		CONSTITUTION was recommissioned in 1931 for a coast-to-coast tour of ninety American cities lasting until 1934 when she was returned to her place of honor in the Boston Harbor at Charlestown Navy Yard.
	www.legendinc.com /Pages/MarbleheadNet/MM/Articles/ConstitutionVisit.html (982 words)

	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - USS Constitution
		USS Constitution is one of six ships ordered by President George Washington to protect America's growing maritime interests in the 1790s.
		Constitution soon earned widespread renown for her ability to punish French privateers in the Caribbean and thwart the Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean.
		Constitution is towed into Boston Harbor for her annual 4th of July cruise, during which she fires a 21-gun National Salute.
	www.hnsa.org /ships/constitution.htm (322 words)

	JW LIONHEART LTD. - Products that inspire... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		USS Constitution - Made of timbers felled from Maine to Georgia and armed with cannons cast in Rhode Island and copper fastenings provided by Paul Revere, The U.S.S. Constitution is truly a national landmark.
		It was during this ferocious battle that seamen, astonished at how the British cannonballs were bouncing off the Constitution’s hull cried out- " Sir, Her sides are made from Iron !" hence her nickname, "Old Ironsides".
		The U.S.S. Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship in the world today.
	www.jwlionheart.com /ussconstitution.html (179 words)

	USS Constitution model ships aka Old Ironsides. Our USS Constiution model ship is now available in 3 different sizes.
		Select which model of the USS Constitution you would like to learn more about and see more pictures of.
		USS Constitution 30": Our most popular model, priced as the perfect gift for friends and family.
		USS Constitution Limited 30": A museum quality replicas that is designed to fit in every home or office.
	www.handcraftedmodelships.com /uss-constitution.php (398 words)

	NCC-1700 - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
		Although widely believed by fans that the USS Constitution was the prototype of the class, that has not been established in the episodes or movies.
		Regardless, the class name was finally resolved as "Constitution" and associated with the Enterprise herself for canon purposes in dialogue in TNG and on a blueprint visible in the sixth film.
		Captain Robert April was given discretion as to the name of the vessel, leaning towards the USS Constitution, however George Kirk advised April to name the starship Enterprise for the ideals that the naval ships of that name represented.
	memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/USS_Constitution (779 words)

	USS Constitution
		Constitution, one of six frigates authorized by act of Congress, approved 27 March 1794, was designed by Joshua Humphreys, and built at Hartt's Shipyard, Boston, Mass., under the supervision of George Claghorn with Captain Samuel Nicholson as inspector.
		Constitution opened the action firing broadsides; as the contestants drew apart she maneuvered adroitly between the two, fighting each separately and avoiding raki ng by either.
		When the Constitution was discovered from the masthead this morning, the Captain examined her with his glass, and declared that she was the brig he had seen in the Congo.
	members.cox.net /shipkiller/data/frigate/constitution_frigate.html (10010 words)

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	Constitution
		The United States Navy's three-masted frigate USS Constitution, better known as "Old Ironsides," is the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat.
		In this battle of only half an hour the United States "rose to the rank of a first-class power"; the country was fired with fresh confidence and courage; and union among the States was greatly strengthened.
		The USS Constellation in Baltimore is the 1854 sloop-of-war, bearing the same name as the famous frigate of 1797, as well as perhaps a handful of timbers taken from the frigate and installed for sentimental purposes.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/constitution.htm (716 words)

	U.S. Navy: Sail200 - USS Constitution - Pictures
		USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat, is underway in Massachusetts Bay.
		USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat, fires its starboard guns while underway in Massachusetts Bay on July 21, 1997.
		USS Constitution fires its guns in salute while underway in Massachusetts Bay, escorted by the frigate USS Halyburton (FFG 40) (center) and the destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) (right), as the Navy's "Blue Angels" pass overhead.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/constitution/sail-pix.html (542 words)

	MM33 Celebrating The History Of The USS Constitution
		The sight of cannonballs bouncing off the Constitution's side prompted a British sailor to shout, "Huzza, her sides are made of iron!" The poem entitled "Old Ironsides," written by Oliver Wendall Holmes in 1830, assured that the apt nickname stayed with her.
		Having before stated to you my intention of launching the frigate CONSTITUTION on the 20th instant, tne necessary preparations were made to that end; and, at the time appointed, all the blocks and shores were removed, with fuIl expectation of her moving gently into the water.
		On 23 August 1779, the USS Constitution 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.legendinc.com /Pages/MarbleheadNet/MM/Articles/USSConstitutionHistory.html (4940 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| Naval Battles \| USS Constitution: The Legendary Survivor
		Often venturing into harm's way, the USS Constitution -- America's most famous sailing ship -- twice came close to oblivion -- once at the hands of a British squadron, and once at the hands of her own navy.
		Besides achieving renown in several actions during the War of 1812, USS Constitution managed to endure to the present day, despite some close brushes with destruction--the last of which was at the hands of her own navy.
		From 1800 to 1803, Constitution and her sisters were recalled to port and held "in ordinary," in accordance with the isolationist policy fostered by President Thomas Jefferson.
	www.historynet.com /air_sea/naval_battles/3036886.html?featured=y&c=y (1531 words)

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