Model
USS Constitution
Presented is an elegant model of our most famous fighting ship, the USS Constitution. This is a fairly smallbut beautifully detailed representation of this fine ship.
Dimensions: Overall Lgth: 21 1/2″ Hull Lgth: 14″ Overall Ht: 16 1/2″ Ship’s Beam: 3 1/2″
Price: $450.00 Shipping: $75.00
USS Constitution was one of six frigates authorized for construction by an act of Congress in 1794. Joshua Humphreys designed them to be the Navy’s capital ships. Larger and more heavily armed than the standard run of frigate, Constitution and her sisters were formidable opponents even for some ships of the line.
Built in Boston of resilient live oak, Constitution’s planks were up to seven inches thick. Paul Revere forged the copper spikes and bolts that held the planks in place and the copper sheathing that protected the hull. Thus armed, she first put to sea in July 1798 and saw her first service patrolling the southeast coast of the United States during the Quasi-War with France.
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Launched in 1797, USS CONSTITUTION is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world today. During the War of 1812 the ship gained fame and its name “Old Ironsides.” CONSTITUTION remains both a training and ceremonial ship for the Navy, United States Navy. Naval officers and crew still serve aboard the ship today.
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