Editor’s note: In 2014, I toured the USS Constitution, docked in Boston Harbor and the museum dedicated to telling her story, located on the dock near the ship. Finished in 1797, it’s the oldest, actively commissioned naval ship in the world. Also known as “Old Ironsides,” her history is the history of the United States….
USS Constitution is Shipshape in 2026
The USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned naval ship in the world. She is docked in Boston Harbor. (Photo: RET in Boston in 2014)