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  2. Topsail - Wikipedia

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    USS Constitution sailing under (bow to stern) jibs, topsails, and spanker.. On a square rigged vessel, a topsail is a typically trapezoidal shaped sail rigged above the course sail and below the topgallant sail where carried, on any mast (i.e., a fully rigged ship would have a foremast topsail, a mainmast topsail, and a mizzen topsail).

  3. USS Constitution - Wikipedia

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    USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat. [11] [Note 1] She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed.

  4. List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United ...

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    USS Constitution in 1997, formerly (IX-21) from 1941 to 1975. The IX (unclassified–miscellaneous) hull classification symbol is used for ships of the United States Navy that do not fit into one of the standard categories. [1] [2] Similar lists of 'miscellaneous' ships can found at

  5. Original six frigates of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    USS Constitution, the last of the original six frigates of the United States Navy still in commission Class overview Operators United States Navy Built 1794–1800 In service 1794–1881 In commission 1797–present Planned 6 Completed 6 Active 1 Lost 2 Retired 3 General characteristics (Constitution, President, United States) Class and type 44-gun frigate Tonnage 1,576 Displacement 2,200 tons ...

  6. Art, politics, and naval dominance: The unparalleled journey ...

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    Queen Elizabeth II is welcomed aboard the USS Constitution in Boston by U.S. Navy Secretary John Middendorf, center, and Cmdr. Tyrone Martin on July 11, 1976. Prince Philip is in the background.

  7. List of current ships of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 95 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...

  8. USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere - Wikipedia

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    USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere was a battle between an American and British ship during the War of 1812, about 400 miles (640 km) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.It took place on the 19th of August 1812, one month after the war's first engagement between British and American forces.

  9. Capture of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant - Wikipedia

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    The capture of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant was an action which took place at the end of the Anglo-US portion of the War of 1812.The two British warships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant fought USS Constitution on 20 February 1815, about 100 miles east of Madeira.