Posted on 06/24/2022 3:53:34 AM PDT by Bull Snipe
1833 The frigate Constitution is the first vessel to enter the newly built dry dock at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Mass. for overhaul. A false rumor circulates in Boston in 1830 that the U.S. Navy intends to scrap the ship; young Oliver Wendell Holmes pens his poem "Old Ironsides", becoming a rallying cry to save the ship.
Almost 200 years later and she’s still in commission.
The wife and I boarded/toured the Constitution while in Boston several years ago. Didn’t do the “below deck” tour (extra $$), just the topside. While onboard, we did buy an American flag that the wife hoisted up & lowered down the mast, then folded with the assistance of a young US Marine “stationed” there to provide that service.
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