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USS CONSTITUTION

The 44-gun USS CONSTITUTION was built in Boston and launched on

USS CONSTITUTION The 44-gun USS CONSTITUTION was built in Boston and launched
October 21 in 1797
It was developed in response to the threat of Barbary pirates, which threatened American merchant shipping off northern coast of Africa.

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1812-1815

The British imposed embargoes and trade restrictions on American’s merchant fleet and

1812-1815 The British imposed embargoes and trade restrictions on American’s merchant fleet
impressed more than 5,000 American sailors and forced them to serve aboard her ships.
President James Madison declared war on England on June 18 in 1812.

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USS CONSTITUTION

During the War of 1812 she defeated four English warships, earning

USS CONSTITUTION During the War of 1812 she defeated four English warships,
each of her three captains a congressional gold medal.
The victories of Constitution had no direct effect on the course of the war.
Constitution uplifted American morale and ended forever the myth that the Royal Navy was invincible.

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Main Battles

The Great Chase (July 16-19, 1812)
USS CONSTITUTION vs. HMS GUERRIERE (August

Main Battles The Great Chase (July 16-19, 1812) USS CONSTITUTION vs. HMS
19, 1812) (Her (His) Majesty’s Ship)
USS CONSTITUTION vs. HMS JAVA ( December 29, 1812)
USS CONSTITUTION vs. HMS CYANE and HMS LEVANT ( February 20, 1812)

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USS CONSTITUTION vs. HMS GUERRIERE

USS CONSTITUTION was outfitted with 55 guns when

USS CONSTITUTION vs. HMS GUERRIERE USS CONSTITUTION was outfitted with 55 guns
she encountered the 49-gun frigate HMS GUERRIERE off the coast of Nova Scotia at about 2 p.m.
USS CONSTITUTION – Capt. Isaac Hull
HMS GUERRIERE – Capt. James Dacres

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USS CONSTITUTION vs. HMS GUERRIERE

USS CONSTITUTION’S commanding officer chose to hold fire

USS CONSTITUTION vs. HMS GUERRIERE USS CONSTITUTION’S commanding officer chose to hold
until just after 6 p.m.
In the course of 35-minute battle an astonished sailor observed British 18-pound iron cannonballs(пушечные ядра), bouncing harmlessly off USS CONSTITUTION’S 25-inch oak hull, and cried out “Huzza! Her sides are made of iron!’’

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USS CONSTITUTION vs. HMS GUERRIERE

USS CONSTITUTION’S 24-pound shots were devastating, bringing down

USS CONSTITUTION vs. HMS GUERRIERE USS CONSTITUTION’S 24-pound shots were devastating, bringing
the English warship’s masts(мачты), and entangling the two ships when they collided.
By 7 p.m., a wounded Dacres ordered a gun fired to leeward(подветренная сторона), signaling HMS GUERRIERE’s surrender to the American frigate.

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USS CONSTITUTION

Last time USS CONSTITUTION was repaired in 1995.
In 1997 on the

USS CONSTITUTION Last time USS CONSTITUTION was repaired in 1995. In 1997
occasion of celebration of it’s bicentennial(200 years) anniversary she sailed into the sea. Before that she didn’t sailed for 116 years.
Nowadays you can find USS CONSTITUTION in the harbor of Boston (Massachusetts).

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THE CONSTITUTION EXPERIENCE

Every Tuesday morning during USS CONSTITUTIONS’s Summer Hours, the crew

THE CONSTITUTION EXPERIENCE Every Tuesday morning during USS CONSTITUTIONS’s Summer Hours, the
of “Old Ironsides’’ will be offering the CONSTITUTION EXPERIENCE.
Visitors are invited to observe the Morning Colors ceremony and then embark ship for a special extended tour before escorted to the USS CONSTITUTION Museum.