[El Gato]

Old Ironsides. Here's a photo of her that I love.

I've had that on my corkboard for a couple of years. I clipped it though, so only she is showing. This was the first time she went out under sail in a couple of generations, IIRC. They had been towing her out to keep her in commission status. Not only is she under weigh, under sail (although not all of it, they didn't want to put that much stress on the old girl) she's firing her guns! Even if without any shot.

[texasbluebell]

That photo of the Constitution must be from that time a few years ago--I just came across a video I made of the event.

That was a big day, and got a lot of coverage, and I taped it, may have to watch it sometime!