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Newly Restored USS Constitution Is Returning to the Water
Bloomberg ^ | 7/23/17 | CRYSTAL HILL

Posted on 07/23/2017 5:40:17 PM PDT by Carbonsteel

Boston (AP) -- The USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat, will return Sunday to Boston's waters.

The undocking of the "Old Ironsides" will mark the end of restoration work that started two years ago, officials said. A celebration will be held at the USS Constitution Museum.

The wooden ship was launched in 1797 and earned its famous nickname notching victories in the War of 1812.

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KEYWORDS: maritime; militaryhistory; usnavy; ussconstitution
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To: Deplorable American1776

Had the privilege of crossing from Le Havre to NYC with my family on the SS United States. Was only 5 y/o at the time, but have vivid memories of a sleek, fast, beautiful ship.


41 posted on 07/24/2017 4:56:04 AM PDT by nickedknack ("Your time is up!")
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To: teeman8r

Live oak is a species of oak trees able to withstand drought. It has an incredibly tight grain making it very dense.. They grow all over the west. All the trees in the east are gone now.


42 posted on 07/24/2017 4:57:30 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

“All the trees in the east are gone now.”

No, they are not. Where did you hear that?


43 posted on 07/24/2017 5:05:45 AM PDT by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: Carbonsteel

I was in Boston four years ago and I wanted badly to see the Constitution along with other historic sites, but it was October and Obama had shut down the government over the budget so everything was closed. Now I’ll be back in Boston for a day again and want badly to see the Constitution and other historic sites, but it will be in October again and there’s a chance that Congress will shut down the government over the budget again closing everything down again. I can’t win.


44 posted on 07/24/2017 5:15:13 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: CodeToad

Well the way I understand it Virginia used to have a lot of live oaks in the 18th and 19th century. Now I see none. Those trees like coastal regions so I guess there are some in tide water. In central VA there are no live oaks.


45 posted on 07/24/2017 5:16:59 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Deplorable American1776

Hmmm

I said Mailman, not Marine....<: <:


46 posted on 07/24/2017 6:46:52 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)""There is more to life than being a passenger. Amelia Earhart")
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To: Deplorable American1776

Hmmm

I said Mailman, not Marine....<: <:


47 posted on 07/24/2017 6:46:52 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)""There is more to life than being a passenger. Amelia Earhart")
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To: Deplorable American1776

Hmmm

I said Mailman, not Marine....<: <:


48 posted on 07/24/2017 6:46:52 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)""There is more to life than being a passenger. Amelia Earhart")
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
It’s interesting that the State Department shut down our land war against them moslems after a decisive route at Derne! The Battle of Derne was the first land battle of the United States on foreign soil after the American Revolutionary War. It was the decisive action of the First Barbary War. Eaton was furious over what he called a ‘sell-out’ between Consul Lear and the bey.

In other words, the State Department has always worked against American interests.

49 posted on 07/24/2017 10:24:00 AM PDT by zeugma (The Brownshirts have taken over American Universities.)
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To: crz; henkster

I suspect you are both right. Live oak is very twisty and is used for curved fittings and stuff. The long straight beams aren’t live oak. There is still plenty of Live Oak along the gulf coast.


50 posted on 07/24/2017 11:52:02 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: central_va

Tthanks. Thought he meant green.


51 posted on 07/24/2017 6:18:13 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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