[camle]

actually Connie IS considered to be on active duty.

and I freely admit that this is merely a technicality. Connie ain't gonna go out and sink enemy subs, but technically she IS in active service, she has crew, officers, etc. and is a beautiful ship.

[Tickle Me Pank]

From the USS Constitution site:

1879-1881: The CONSTITUTION sails the Atlantic, to various points between the West Indies and Nova Scotia, as a training ship for naval apprentices. This is her final role as an active unit of the Navy.

[El Gato]

Connie ain't gonna go out and sink enemy subs, but technically she IS in active service, she has crew, officers, etc. and is a beautiful ship.

And She does go out to sea, once a year, to maintain that active status. Since her last refit, almost a rebuilding, she is now capable of doing so on her own, that is under sail, not being towed. I had the pleausre of visting her during that refit.