Navy's oldest commissioned warship to sail again

AP via Tampa Bay Online ^ | Aug 17, 5:26 PM EDT | JAY LINDSAY

[ConorMacNessa]

BOSTON (AP) -- The U.S. Navy's oldest commissioned warship will sail under its own power for just the second time in more than a century to commemorate the battle that won it the nickname "Old Ironsides."

The USS Constitution, which was first launched in 1797, will be tugged from its berth in Boston Harbor on Sunday to the main deepwater pathway into the harbor. It will then set out to open seas for a 10-minute cruise.

The short trip marks the day two centuries ago when the Constitution bested the British frigate HMS Guerriere in a fierce battle during the War of 1812. It follows a three-year restoration project and is the first time the Constitution has been to sea on its own since its 200th birthday in 1997.

[Sparky1776]

From the local FOX station:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8RS3PtpDc4

[Sparky1776]

More from WCVB, featuring the deckhands:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkRn22KYEfQ

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much Sparky!

USS Constitution under sail in Boston Harbor 19Aug2012



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Sparky1776]

Here’s my own video prior to the unfurling, she’s about a mile away. Keep in mind that in 1812 - the Constitution was the “tallest building” in Boston!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMEFzljmvNY

The sound is the ocean 50’ below me on lovells island.

[Sparky1776]

Here’s my own video prior to the unfurling, she’s about a mile away. Keep in mind that in 1812 - the Constitution was the “tallest building” in Boston!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMEFzljmvNY

The sound is the ocean 50’ below me on lovells island.

[ConorMacNessa]

Very nice! Thanks for posting!



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)