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The USS Constitution was, and is, one of the greatest ships in naval history--in fact, the oldest commissioned warship still afloat anywhere in the world. Commissioned in Boston in October 1797, she was one of the first of this young nation's battle frigates, soon to distinguish herself in combat against the Barbary pirates in 1803 and 1804. Later, in the War of 1812, she earned the sobriquet, "Ol... More

The USS Constitution was, and is, one of the greatest ships in naval history--in fact, the oldest commissioned warship still afloat anywhere in the world. Commissioned in Boston in October 1797, she was one of the first of this young nation's battle frigates, soon to distinguish herself in combat against the Barbary pirates in 1803 and 1804. Later, in the War of 1812, she earned the sobriquet, "Old Ironsides," because she seemed impervious to the British cannons. In 1830, after years of hard service in the U. S. Navy--and having never lost a battle--the ship was nearly destroyed, condemned for being unseaworthy, but was saved by the American public. Here is her life story, vividly recorded, which includes some of the greatest feats of warfare and some of the most inspiring commanders in naval history.

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