USS Constitution
Boston's historic warship
USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled frigate in the United States Navy, launched in 1797 and still officially in commission—the oldest commissioned warship afloat.
She earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" during the War of 1812 when British cannonballs appeared to bounce off her thick oak hull.
The ship is now a museum vessel in Boston Harbor.
Medium-sized naval warship
- warshipArmed naval vessel
- three-mastedHaving trio of poles
- man-of-warArmed sailing vessel
- USSNavy ship prefix
fleet · combat · armament · cannonade · broadside · gunnery · gun deck · long guns
Evergreen oak, spreading canopy
- white oakPale-barked deciduous hardwood
- timberWood for construction
- woodenMade from timber
- plankingWooden boards collectively
frame · shipwright · Paul Revere · Boston · design · launched · built · craftsmanship
Outer covering or frame
- mastVessel's sail support
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- deckShip's flat surface
- keelHull's structural base
bow · stern · figurehead · anchor · sails · yardarm · quarterdeck · gun ports
Famous American warship nickname
- 1812Year of two wars
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- War of 1812Early American-British military conflict
- Boston HarborNew England port waterway
heritage · landmark · preservation · restoration · national treasure · artifact · relic · antiquity
From the U.S.
- patrioticDevoted to homeland
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- national iconEmblematic figure of country
pride · emblem · legendary · famous · celebrated · enduring · stars and stripes · living history
frigate
Medium-sized naval warship
- warshipArmed naval vessel
- three-mastedHaving trio of poles
- man-of-warArmed sailing vessel
USS · fleet · combat · armament · cannonade · broadside · gunnery · gun deck · long guns · captain
live oak
Evergreen oak, spreading canopy
planking · frame · shipwright · Paul Revere · Boston · design · launched · built · craftsmanship · joinery
hull
Outer covering or frame
keel · bow · stern · figurehead · anchor · sails · yardarm · quarterdeck · gun ports · capstan
Old Ironsides
Famous American warship nickname
- 1812Year of two wars
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- War of 1812Early American-British military conflict
Boston Harbor · heritage · landmark · preservation · restoration · national treasure · artifact · relic · antiquity · colonial era
American
From the U.S.
- patrioticDevoted to homeland
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
national icon · pride · emblem · legendary · famous · celebrated · enduring · stars and stripes · living history · flagship
USS ConstitutionUSS Nimitz
nuclear submarine · ironclad · HMS Dreadnought · aircraft carrier · battleship
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