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USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides" |
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The ship still gets under way once a year, on the Fourth of July, when it's taken a short distance out into the harbor to fire a 21-gun salute, turn about, and return to port. |
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Docked in the decommissioned Charlestown Navy Yard (map) is the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides"), still commissioned in the service of the US Navy. Sailors in 1812 period uniforms will guide you through the ship and explain its workings to you free of charge. The nearby Museum, a separate entity, houses many artifacts dealing with the Constitution's history and its 40 battles at sea (all won), besides a "Life at Sea" exhibit, showing what shipboard life was like in 1812. The Boston Navy Yard National Historic Site also offers programs on the yard and the American Revolution every hour in Building No. 5 (between the ship and the museum). USS
Constitution ("Old Ironsides")
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USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides"), its masts dominating the Charlestown Navy Yard, with the Bunker Hill monument to the left, in Boston MA.
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