Let's Visit the USS Constitution Museum (Boston, MA)
The USS Constitution is one of the oldest ships in the United States which is still standing today. I check out the museum which goes into the history about the ship as well as an interactive exhibit highlighting the life of a U.S. Navy sailor. I then explore the ship itself. Sailors aboard the ship will tell you more about the great history about the ship. When I went here, the ship was being updated in Dry Dock 1. However, the ship will return to the water at Pier 1 later this year. The ship and the museum are a part of the Freedom Trail in Boston.
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Welcome to the USS Constitution Museum and Charlestown Navy Yard! [CLOSED CAPTIONING]
An introduction to the Charlestown Navy Yard/Boston National Historical Park from Anne Grimes Rand, President of the USS Constitution Museum, featuring a brief history of USS CONSTITUTION, America's Ship of State. Alongside CONSTITUTION's officers and crew, the National Parks of Boston, and the Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston, the Museum is dedicated to engaging all ages in the story of Old Ironsides to spark excitement about maritime heritage, naval service, and the American experience.
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Narrated by Will Lyman
Animation and Editing by Anna Lindemann
Soundtrack by Jay Rose, CAS
This film was made possible by the generous support of:
The Department of Interior-National Park Service, National Maritime Heritage Grants Program through the Massachusetts Historical Commission, Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Francis Galvin, Chairman, MHC, and the generosity of the supporters of the USS Constitution Museum.
Special thanks to our partners and friends:
Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston
Officers and Crew of USS CONSTITUTION
National Parks of Boston/Boston National Historical Park
William Martin
Paul Beck
Staff of the USS Constitution Museum
Footage and images courtesy of:
Stephen Biesty
The British Museum
Brooklyn Museum
Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library
Center for Legislative Archives
Kensington-Stobart Gallery, Salem, Massachusetts
Library of Congress
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
National Gallery of Art
Nimitz Library, US Naval Academy
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library
US Naval Academy Museum
Naval History & Heritage Command
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Wikimedia Commons
The activity that is the subject of this film has been financed in part with Federal funds from the National Maritime Heritage Grant program, administered by the National Park Service, US Department of the Interior, through the Massachusetts Historical Commission, Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Francis Galvin, Chairman. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior, or the Massachusetts Historical Commission, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Department of the Interior, or the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
© USS Constitution Museum, 2018
A visit to Boston’s most storied ship: USS Constitution
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USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, she is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat. Launched in 1797, Constitution was one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. Built in Boston, Massachusetts, at Edmund Hartt's shipyard, her first duties with the newly formed United States Navy were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War. Constitution is most famous for her actions during the War of 1812 against Great Britain, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships: HMS Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane and Levant. The battle with Guerriere earned her the nickname of Old Ironsides and public adoration that has repeatedly saved her from scrapping. She continued to serve as flagship in the Mediterranean and African squadrons, and circled the world in the 1840s. During the American Civil War, she served as a training ship for the United States Naval Academy. She carried US artwork and industrial displays to the Paris Exposition of 1878. Retired from active service in 1881, Constitution served as a receiving ship until designated a museum ship in 1907. In 1934 she completed a three-year, 90-port tour of the nation. Constitution sailed under her own power for her 200th birthday in 1997, and again in August 2012, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of her victory over Guerriere. Constitution's stated mission today is to promote understanding of the Navy's role in war and peace through educational outreach, historic demonstration, and active participation in public events. As a fully commissioned US Navy ship, her crew of 60 officers and sailors participate in ceremonies, educational programs, and special events while keeping the ship open to visitors year round and providing free tours. The officers and crew are all active-duty US Navy personnel and the assignment is considered special duty in the Navy. Traditionally, command of the vessel is assigned to a Navy Commander. Constitution is berthed at Pier 1 of the former Charlestown Navy Yard, at one end of Boston's Freedom Trail. In 1785 Barbary pirates, most notably from Algiers, began to seize American merchant vessels in the Mediterranean. In 1793 alone, eleven American ships were captured and their crews and stores held for ransom. To combat this problem, proposals were made for warships to protect American shipping, resulting in the Naval Act of 1794. The act provided funds to construct six frigates, but included a clause that if peace terms were agreed to with Algiers, the construction of the ships would be halted. Joshua Humphreys' design was unusual for the time, being long on keel and narrow of beam (width) and mounting very heavy guns. The design called for a diagonal scantling (rib) scheme intended to restrict hogging while giving the ships extremely heavy planking. This design gave the hull a greater strength than a more lightly built frigate. Humphreys' design was based on his realization that the fledgling United States of the period could not match the European states in the size of their navies. This being so, the frigates were designed to be able to overpower any other frigate yet escape from a ship of the line. The name Constitution was selected by President George Washington. Her keel was laid down on 1 November 1794 at Edmund Hartt's shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts, under the supervision of Captain Samuel Nicholson and naval constructor Colonel George Claghorn. Primary materials used in her construction consisted of pine and oak, including southern live oak, which was cut and milled near St. Simons, Georgia. Constitution's hull was built 21 inches (530 mm) thick and her length between perpendiculars was 175 ft (53 m), with a 204 ft (62 m) length overall and a width of 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m). In total, 60 acres (24 ha) of trees were needed for her construction.Paul Revere forged the copper bolts and breasthooks. The copper sheathing, installed to prevent shipworm, was imported from England. In March 1796, as construction slowly progressed, a peace accord was announced between the United States and Algiers and, in accordance with the Naval Act of 1794, construction was halted.
War of 1812: USS Constitution Museum
Each week American Artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. USS Constitution was launched in Boston in 1797 and named by President George Washington for the Constitution of the United States. The ship gained fame during the War of 1812, defeating British warships in three sea battles and earning the nickname Old Ironsides. American History TV visited the USS Constitution Museum in Boston, located at the same pier where the ship is docked today. The museum's president, Anne Grimes Rand, gave us a tour of some of the museum's exhibits and artifacts. In this preview, she talks about two of USS Constitution's earliest encounters with British warships in the War of 1812. Watch the full tour at
Boston | Día 2: USS Constitution Museum
Nuestro segundo día en Boston, en donde tuvimos un recorrido con uno de los camiones turísticos, el cual nos llevó a alguno de los puntos de interés más importantes de la ciudad, como el Boston Tea Party Museum, Barco USS Constitution, y el Mercado Municipal.
Cabe aclarar que el barco USS Constitution no tuvo nada que ver durante la independencia de Estados Unidos, pero sí participó en la guerra contra el Reino Unido.
Today's Crew: USS Constitution
Meet some of the active duty crew members currently serving aboard USS Constitution in 2019. The crew members share their thoughts on what it's like to be in the United States Navy and working aboard the oldest commissioned warship afloat.
Boston, Massachusetts - USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) (1976)
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy named by President George Washington after the United States Constitution. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat.[Note 1] She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. She was built at Edmund Hartt's shipyard in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Her first duties were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War.
Constitution is most noted for her actions during the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships: HMS Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane, and Levant. The battle with Guerriere earned her the nickname Old Ironsides and public adoration that has repeatedly saved her from scrapping. She continued to serve as flagship in the Mediterranean and African squadrons, and she circled the world in the 1840s. During the American Civil War, she served as a training ship for the United States Naval Academy. She carried American artwork and industrial displays to the Paris Exposition of 1878.
Constitution was retired from active service in 1881 and served as a receiving ship until being designated a museum ship in 1907. In 1934, she completed a three-year, 90-port tour of the nation. She sailed under her own power for her 200th birthday in 1997, and again in August 2012 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of her victory over Guerriere.
Constitution's stated mission today is to promote understanding of the Navy's role in war and peace through educational outreach, historical demonstration, and active participation in public events as part of the Naval History & Heritage Command. As a fully commissioned Navy ship, her crew of 60 officers and sailors participate in ceremonies, educational programs, and special events while keeping her open to visitors year round and providing free tours. The officers and crew are all active-duty Navy personnel, and the assignment is considered to be special duty. She is usually berthed at Pier 1 of the former Charlestown Navy Yard at one end of Boston's Freedom Trail.
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USS Constitution Museum, Boston, Massachusetts - gezmeli görmeli yerler
#ussconstitution #boston #massachusetts The USS Constitution Museum is located in the Charlestown Navy Yard, which is part of the Boston National Historical Park in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The museum is situated near the ship USS Constitution at the end of Boston's Freedom Trail. The museum is housed in a restored shipyard building at the foot of Pier 2.
The museum, through its collections and interactive exhibits, tells the story of Constitution (Old Ironsides) and the people who designed, built, and sailed her. The museum is also home to the Samuel Eliot Morison Memorial Library and includes a comprehensive archival repository of records related to the ship's history. The USS Constitution Museum is a private, non-profit organization that is managed separately from the naval ship.
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USS Constitution
In this episode of Cheap Family Travel ( Nick Regan, Maggie, and Kate climb aboard the USS Constitution ship. The USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is moored in the Charleston Navy Yard in Boston. Old Ironside last sailed on its bicentennial in 1997, but it got its nickname in the War of 1812. Even though the ship is made of wood, cannonballs would bounce off the hull as if it was made of iron. The Boston Freedom Trail leads right to the doorstep of the USS Constitution Museum. Cheap Family Travel toured the USS Constitution ship and got to see the cannons and other weapons up close. The USS Cassin Young is also in the Navy Yard but it was in dry dock when we visited. The USS Constitution is a great stop for a cheap family, the tour and visitor center are free.
Boarding The USS Constitution in Dry Dock - Boston, MA
USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy, named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America. The ship is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat.[Note 1] Launched in 1797, Constitution was one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. The Constitution was built in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, at Edmund Hartt's shipyard. Her first duties with the newly formed U.S. Navy were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War.
U S S Constitution Sail - Marblehead, MA 1997
The USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat, celebrated her 200th birthday, setting sail under her own power July 21st, 1997 for the first time in 116 years.
USS Constitution Museum in Boston (April/Duben 2012)
USS Constitution je dřevěná třístěžňová fregata námořnictva Spojených států amerických, která je v aktivní službě nepřetržitě od roku 1797 až do současnosti. Postavena byla v Bostonu ve státě Massachusetts.
Soupeří o post nejstarší válečné lodi v aktivní službě s britskou lodí HMS Victory. Victory je sice o víc jak 30 let starší, ale na rozdíl od Constitution byla na několik desetiletí odstavena, než byla restaurována a navrácena do aktivního stavu.
The U.S.S. Constitution Lives on in Boston Harbor
Jul.29 -- Thousands continue to visit the U.S.S. Constitution in Boston Harbor and future architects and engineers learn how the ship was built. This video is from the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular.
USS Constitution Boston Massachusetts
USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, she is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat. Launched in 1797, Constitution was one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. Built in Boston, Massachusetts, at Edmund Hartt's shipyard, her first duties with the newly formed United States Navy were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War.
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Old Ironsides Sails Again After Two Years of Restoration
Old Ironsides Sails Again After Two Years of Restoration
The USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat, has returned to Boston's waters. The undocking of Old Ironsides on Sunday marked the end of restoration work that started two years ago, officials said. A celebration was 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.
USS Constitution - Boston Harbor On July 4th
July 4, 2019 - USS Constitution with Old Glory proudly flying fires Her cannons in celebration of the 243rd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The USS Constitution is most noted for her actions during the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships... HMS Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane, and Levant. The battle with Guerriere earned her the nickname of Old Ironsides.
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