Photos of the ship "Constitution" (9 photos)

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Photos of the ship "Constitution"
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The oldest warship still afloat is the American 44-gun frigate Constitution, laid down in 1794 at a shipyard in Boston and launched on October 21, 1797.

The frigate was intended to protect merchant ships from pirates in the Mediterranean Sea and the Caribbean. In 1803-1805. The ship took part in the blockade of Tripoli and repeatedly withstood fights with Algerian-Libyan military vessels and coastal batteries.

In 1830, after two trips to the Mediterranean, the Constitution was declared incapable of long-distance voyages and ordered to be dismantled for firewood. The fate of the frigate was almost sealed when the American poet Oliver Holmes published his poem “Old Man Ironside,” which caused a huge public outcry. The famous ship was preserved, and in 1833 it was put under major repairs, which lasted about two years.

In 1844-1845. The Constitution circumnavigated the world, traveling 52,279 miles in 495 days, and in 1849, while stationed in Naples, Pope Pius IX visited on board, which was the first visit of a pontiff to American “territory.” Then the frigate was used for a long time as a training ship. and in 1878, already at an advanced age, the sailing ship sailed across the Atlantic for the last time, delivering exhibits for the World Exhibition in Paris. In July 1931, the Constitution set off on a “farewell” long-distance voyage. For almost three years, the veteran ship traveled along the East and West coasts of the United States, leaving 22 thousand miles astern. On May 7, 1934, he returned to Boston and has been permanently parked there ever since.

On especially special occasions, the Constitution goes out into raids in all its glory.