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The Sory

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.'/ The o te')U S -FrIgate Consiliu. M-tS tory

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(Old Ironsies)

"The Eale of the Sea

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NCE again "Old Ironsides has won and rebuilt and resored at he Bos

Yad haeston she carres on htradtons. No ship more jsly dseres a paeons of a counry han does he nole oCNIUON, whose iron sides shieded andour young and srugng naion one of

criica peods in our hsoryShe has neer known deea although shescas o man as n 1798, the No clear he Wes ndies and or coast ne privaeers In 80-185 he ombaded thTrpoli and dctaed peace wthout trbute to hSas n he War of 182 Old Ironsides wession of amous cores over h Brish eeor presige abroad and inspiring at ome a grin he ne Repulc


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sea, sh fought a losng battl against hm. Dy ro and dcay in h passing lished wha he enemy ad neve ben aha in March 1925, i was necssary to ndrepais if th old friga was o b preople of h cony rald o as nance he wok and n 1930 Congrss b aS300000 o compl e ask, assred has a ng mmoral o h gory o e

Nay and he seamn of ong ago

Establishme of our Navy

"To secure respect o a netrl ag -qire nv fre orgnzed and ready

to vnc rom n n ggrson.-GEORE WASHINTO. -

Beas of e nsee condiionf h Unon and he delrab ae or nanes foowng t Roionary

War i was impossbl en o consider f Naonal dense T od Coninentsold or disosed of A he outbreak o Fran and Gra Brtan 179 e nita gra sation; for both conrs pss


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"c( I ' _ 0 "Old Ironsies1==-:(-)1794, ve yars after he adopion f te Conse begining of or goernment, Congress asautorzng te bilig or ras f sx wa

Building the onsttuton

One f h rs tree shs bil ndr hs aCONSTIUON nae for he grea blwagoernn Mr Josa Hmreys le

biler f Pilal ia as He reson a te umbr o

Unte States col spor . _ ess ta te nmer w by ontries and terfore or s

nee to be just s c faser aHe ombined e best fau

Frc d Engish sis ndlenc of is sign s rovebauty, strngt nd nridCOTTON.

T COO was ba roaer ta sg yp o rga

out o waer r ng or all was 20 era o am 5 t 2 cs r islc220 to S was aily balast an carry a large spply o owr and soid so;


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. Th . rCON,STITUTOI .The live oak, red cedar whte oa p

locus of whch she was costrcted cameragig fro Mai o Soh Caroia aThe heaer par of her orgna baey cam

land ad Coecu. Truly she wa a Nreared fro he sronge and be o ou No oher naio usd e o hpudoy aou feen per cen of he orgn hhe res has bee resoed a arou me

lie oa formng he cbone of he hpruay ep i ogehe nd ade poand reuld

he coppe os a spes ee suppReee who woe o he ecea o War furnsh hem "as cheap as ayoe

he heaie guns o he CONSTITUOdepau in frgae baery Ohe rigaepundes whie he CONSITO as q24-pound gus Oiginaly desged as a 44she acually crred 54 gns and i he ba

GERE had hr long 24uders o sieen 32ound caronades o he quaehe foecasle si 32-pud onades aundes as bow chasers


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( .'Old Ironside" .-(21,79 at the third attmpt to launch r, sttlg of the ways und t moving load.

he onstitutonas Aganst French rusers and Pr

In 178 ech crusrs wr tfrgommrc o such an exnt tat whl w did dclarwa oFac a eas bew the wms wee abrogated an Amican cruisrs mssod to patol th coast and Vs ndies a

rec essels August t CONSTITUTCaa Sauel Nicolson saild sarch arme essels but accomplishd litt cpt sp ad tan the cr as smalr boats weece unig dow nch pratrs

War wth rpolo cetuies t four Babary States

lgrs Tuis ad Tripoi ad ld tibute omos poweul Europa nations ad f ayefsd a captud t sips of t o

agg o he cs o slary Sce 1geria cosars ha seze Amrca mecholing hei crews or ransom th Uite suer ouageous idignity and isult at te


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r_ Th!.CON,STIUIl( ."Millions for Defense, but ot on

or True

Tw squadros had bee ent to the Mbefore the CONSIUO ,as Comoore Ed

agship arrved there 1803 th eet to bloade the port rpoi. At the ote overtoo he Aerans. he PHIL6-g rgate hie chasin rpoita rueef and heplessy ground as capt

eem boats he oers ad enwere tae prsoers nd everal daslater the prates aaged o oat thePHIDH that he ow had

against us ore ormidabe essl thathe had eve ossessd

te ab of he ONSIUONpans were aid for oe f e ost darigexpedtios our story sng a captured Trpoa eth i e u t e a tt ephe et r ad appromatelysevetyfr oers n men n he dad nt the harbo of rpo ad aosde thH f armed and maed oored wa he batees o the ort ad urrouded


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-(;rrh ( _ 'O ,ld Iro n s i d e s " 1. -)for the nigh. The ruse scceeded nil piraes, peeing fm he PHILADEHIAS rasigh of he en ying n he kech's dec Incr "Aeran! Aerican esnde h

shi b befre e piraes ld ther hegeer he mericns wih lasses ader he PADHIA in a and-hand re piraes n e mines he shi was cape rin of it had tared; r here was a

escaing wi The wrin was qicly dne nd gained hei ba Their escamirace r he whle rrand he brning hi llma ne mericn

Equa rilling nd rher es f herism and afr a nh (gs 4SepPree' qadrn gain and arded he Trilian ric

nas h CONTTUON ring n hand he wn hile he maer bas acsars an e en fh and had ih Ee r ased sme damae he ON

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& r("h CON,SIOP _ _recruit and repir But she reurned o he foowing Mch as Captan Rodges's agscabn, e peace reay was dawn up - si05 - by whch ribe to Troi ceased an

can caves wee urrendeed. MeanwhTuns had been hreaening oube and Caanchored there d dcated reaty wh iute wih h conry

The Wa of 1812The CONSUON esed in e wrs

French prvateers and Barbary piates was nher geaest renown hen in e War o inncble agins te Engsh avy and fo

ndeendence on the sea as two gneaioncoonsts had fougt or t on land

Geat itain's ostie aude owardcommee hd reached he ot that ohono was stake Her erssent im

Ameican silos ino her ny as n orhosad Aeican ciizens ad ben mreBrh sevce n June , wa wa

Grea rai eigned upreme on e


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rC - (;-)( '_ ( _ Irnside.s"=- = " _ uOldSoon they were to have greter respct or theCONSTITUTIN and her ser shp, s one ter their on sps ent don beore them.

he onstituton Escapes from

a British quadronThree dys ter r was declared the

TN om nded y Caan Isaa Hull, et Wor Ne Yok o join Cptain Roers's squdJy 17, o e Ne ersey cost, e sls to

ard were sihted nd Cptn H, supposn the Americ sdron, headed for hem Ermornn, discoered h he d ien nis sdron; o mke mtters worse, tte or o reeze. Te British, no joned y

esses,oisted heir oors nd e chase s hto some reee, they ined t rs. ome o stared rin nd he Amercns rerned the stuton ws desere nti Cptin Hu ma ede nchr Te kede, astened to o

hasers nd roes, was droed ed nd he roes, he en rdy dre te shp hancor, h ws tken red onehmore and drped in eneve he d


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CON,STTUI' _ .

Battle with the Guerire"Her sids ar made of on!

Fom Boston the CNSTUN pu to s, and sailed long the oas f Nova Sotia

here she captured and destroyed to Brishs On gus 19, the Gul of St Laas sghted hh ae proved to be the British 4-gun rgate (ountg 49 gunsSUTN ade o he ith l sail setand hen st a astern the UERRRbega ring Ony few shots ere redn retu nd the NSUN bordon uon the eney n sene Imatiently the men stood at ther quaters

the gunnes aaiting the orde to reNot unti the shis ere arly brest ddCatan Hull gve he ord "No ysou t nto them!': hoe rdsdestruk e UERRERE and the aothe

I ten nutes he mzzenmas eover he CNSN passd ahead aneneys ow and sent a raing broadside the entire ength o the enemys des h


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Th = rCON,STUII.do some ever manuving to ao beng Acan guey poved supeo; in wo howas copleely smase a elpless Capwas oally woude a hs successor

Hoplessly wecked, the JA me the saGUERIE a was br The uphTTION eahd Boson he ed of Feaywas gea ejong ove he voy a he Exep o a sho ruse u Capai Cha"O Ionds was sh n he Boson haad a hal ohs by he senuos Bsh

The COSTITUTIO o neve lacked re as she was ose a lucky shp agra oo o ge aboa he

Capture of h Cyan and th L

The las gra gh of he COSTTTIOad spcaula o she egag wo shpsul CYAE an he soop LEAT (Fua exhe very skl mauvng: ackng o oe sh o he ohe a spara whle avog beg ake Ther sall a lighe a h aes an oh sureed afe a ha-ough baar o h he wo rzes "Ol Io


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_t (;_ ( -. 'Old-)' "_ Ironside"with te CYAE and LEVANT) saile for hanchored he COSTITUTON at New York, MayH wa seic had ended n she ad playglorous ar esablshing our freedom on the

The End of Hr Activ SrvcTe atl-scarred sh was laid u aout six

extensve reirs whereuo se wen t on wo cruMedterranea I 830 sh was reporte ns

and condeme to e roken u ut a oem Wenel Hoes called "Ol ronsdes aouoular feelig that money was aroriateuilding her n 1833 At ths tme the disuteAdrew Jackson gurehead was waged

gurehea a statue o ercules had een shorioli he story of the decatation of toosed Anrew ackson gurehead o theguarded sh y a aring oung fellow, under chunderstor is well ko

From 18 to 18 the COSTITUIO made voyages the most imortant eing her cruse aworld n 184 uner Captan Jon Percivshe covere 52,279 mles i days at sea


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A rCON,STIUO'(.1878 went on her last tip aboad, caryn ctzens of the Unted States to the Unversat Pars. Her on actve caeer at sea clos

"May the spirit of 'Old Ironsides go sa

From Portsmouth New Hampshre wheras a recevn shp the CONSTITUTO waBoston her brthplace for the celebraton ona n 1897 Aan threatened wth destrubecause her tmbers were adually rottn

sentment came to her rescue and she was partBut the ravaes of tme contnued and n 19made fo a complete enovaton of the prou

At the Boston Navy Yard Charlestowsdes was completely ebul from truck suc an eventfu and renowned career as t

of Amercan berty smal wonder t is thhave been anous to preserve ths venerablor the restoraton were enerously subscpeople of Ameca a are part o wh wscool chldren and the baance necessary

pate by Conress so that we may nowownershp and nterest n ths aant old sdecks are enshrned the poud tradons of Navy and of the Amercan peope

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