In the harbor near Castle Island, the Navy crew fires a cannon salute before they turn around to return to the Charlestown Navy Yard.The USS Theodore Roosevelt in San Diego in 2020. USS Constitution and its US Navy crew go underway with the assistance of tugboats as they sail down the coast to Castle Island.
Today, USS Constitution occasionally sails through Boston Harbor for special anniversaries and commemorations. After over 200 years in the Navy, Constitution still calls Charlestown home and relies on the same facilities for maintenance and repair. Most of this work was completed here at the Charlestown Navy Yard. In battle, Constitution earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" because it appeared as if enemy cannonballs could not penetrate the ship's strong oak hull.īefore and after these voyages, Constitution had to undergo constant repairs and refits. Constitution's crew defeated four British frigates during three separate engagements. The greatest glory for Constitution, however, came during the War of 1812. Later it served in engagements with pirates off the Barbary Coast in the Mediterranean. The ship sailed its first cruise the next year as the Quasi-War with France emerged. Construction began in 1794 and Constitution launched on October 21, 1797. One of these warships, USS Constitution, was built at Hartt's shipyard in the North End of Boston. In 1794, Congress authorized the construction of six warships to became the new United States Navy. However, once the United States won independence, the young nation had to defend itself. Prior to independence, the thirteen American colonies enjoyed protection from pirates and foreign navies under the British Royal Navy.
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