USS Constitution

“Old Ironsides” has participated in over thirty battles in its 200-year history. It earned its name when 18-pound English canon balls bounced off its sides. It had used a type of strong oak only found in the Americas.

25 May 2004
Oldest Warship

Even on a cloudy day, Old Ironsides shimmers in history.		 Photo by Fernando Mayorga
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Dad & Warship

Here Jorge poses before the grand ole ship.
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Knot It

Marisol counts all the different knots on the ship that she can tie, from her decade with the Girl Scouts in Costa Rica.
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Canons Have It

The canons always stand at ready to protect America.

 Photo by Fernando Mayorga
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Just Kidding

The National Park Service manages the Constitution along with the US Navy. They deploy living history interpreters such as this one who demonstrates the use of a musket. He averts his eyes to avoid being blinded by exploding black powder. But the musket isn’t loaded.
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