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USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat. She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed.
" Old Ironsides " is a poem written by American writer Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. on September 16, 1830, as a tribute to the 18th-century USS Constitution. The poem was one reason that the frigate was saved from being decommissioned, and it is now the oldest commissioned ship in the world that is still afloat. Text. Aye tear her tattered ensign down
Aug 31, 2018 · USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship in the world still afloat. Nicknamed “ Old Ironsides ,” she is today berthed in Boston and is known as “America’s Ship of State.”. Her story illuminates much about the U.S. Navy during the nation’s first 100 years.
Built in Boston and launched in 1797, USS CONSTITUTION is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world today. During the War of 1812 the ship gained fame and its name “Old Ironsides.” CONSTITUTION remains both a training and ceremonial ship for the Navy, as well as an educational experience for visitors.
Old Ironsides may refer to: Nicknames. Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), English general, Lord Protector and politician whose nickname was "Old Ironsides" HMS Britannia, a 100-gun Royal Navy first rate ship-of-the-line active during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars
Aug 17, 2012 · In August 1812, USS Constitution defeated HMS Guerriere and earned the nickname “Old Ironsides.”. Updated: August 29, 2018 | Original: August 17, 2012. Around 2 p.m. on the afternoon of August...
Old Ironsides. By Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see. That banner in the sky; Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon’s roar;— The meteor of the ocean air. Shall sweep the clouds no more! Her deck, once red with heroes’ blood.
You're viewing 0 of 3 free annotations. Keep reading or unlock them all now. The pronoun “her” refers to the title of the poem, “Old Ironsides,” which alludes to the U.S.S. Constitution, a former frigate of the United States Navy and the oldest commissioned naval ship in the world.
Oct 17, 2023 · The USS Constitution, fondly known as “Old Ironsides,” is an iconic warship commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1797. Earning its nickname during the War of 1812 when cannonballs seemed to bounce off its sturdy hull, the ship symbolizes American naval resilience and innovation.
“Old Ironsides” never lost, and she was never holed. She was among the first ships in the service to deliver shot and shell in defense of liberty. And she represents the advent of a long line of valor and courage, in a service that is often challenged, battered, and bloodied—but never defeated.
