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.
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 (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.