USS Constitution
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USS Constitution is a historic wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy, famed for her victories in the War of 1812 and recognized as the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Constitution canonical | 29 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy warship
ⓘ
museum ship ⓘ wooden-hulled sailing frigate ⓘ |
| armament | carronades and long guns (historical) ⓘ |
| beam | 13.3 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Edmund Hartt ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Charlestown Navy Yard
ⓘ
surface form:
Hartt's Shipyard, Boston, Massachusetts
|
| commissioned | 1798-07-22 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 450 (wartime, historical) ⓘ |
| displacement | 2200 long tons ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
First Barbary War
ⓘ
Quasi-War ⓘ
surface form:
Quasi-War with France
War of 1812 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark ⓘ |
| homePort |
Charlestown Navy Yard
ⓘ
surface form:
Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
|
| hullMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1794-11-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1797-10-21 ⓘ |
| length | 93 meters overall ⓘ |
| location | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| managedBy | Naval History and Heritage Command ⓘ |
| mastCount | three ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
United States Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the United States
|
| nickname | Old Ironsides ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service in the War of 1812
ⓘ
victories over British warships in the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| owner |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Government
|
| preservedAs | national historic ship ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat ⓘ |
| riggingType | three-masted sailing ship ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Constitution-class frigate ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy frigate ⓘ |
| status |
active commission
ⓘ
museum ship ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
American heritage and patriotism
ⓘ
early United States naval power ⓘ |
| tourType | guided public tours ⓘ |
| underwent |
major restoration 1927–1931
ⓘ
major restoration 1992–1996 ⓘ major restoration beginning 2007 ⓘ |
| victoryOver |
HMS Cyane
ⓘ
HMS Guerriere ⓘ HMS Java ⓘ HMS Levant ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stephen Decatur