U.S.S. CONSTITUTION
Also known as: OLD IRONSIDESBoston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Massachusetts
Map
Coordinates:
+42.37230, -71.0566642°22'20" N, 71°03'24" W
Quadrangle map:Boston South
Description
"Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned ship afloat and the only U.S. sailing ship still in commission. One of six ships constructed to protect America's growing maritime interests in the 1790s, CONSTITUTION soon earned widespread renown for her ability to punish French privateers in the Caribbean and Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean. The ship's greatest glory came during the War of 1812 when she won her famous nickname for her strength under fire, surviving the enemy's worst broadsides. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, December 19, 1960
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
- Reference number
- 66000789
- Areas of significance
- Military; Politics/Government
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- Structure
- Historic function
- Naval facility
- Current function
- Museum
- Periods of significance
- 1800-1824; 1750-1799
- Significant years
- 1797; 1812
Update Log
- February 2, 2017: New Street View added by Brian Bartlett