USS Constitution - Old Ironsides ⛵️
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A good use of my tax dollars, much better than sending it to Somalian fraudsters.
They should build sailing boats that allow for a finite amount tax free goods, if shipped on these boats. Reduce global pollution and create skilled labour jobs.
Tht sounds pretty canadian.
Great bit of history there. Thanks for sharing 👍🫡🇺🇸
Listen to this 'amazing' history lesson: "The Rise and Fall of The United States of America". 'Real Life with Jack Hibbs...'
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There's a special place in hearts for maintaining this ship for future generations, but there needs to be limits. Do the cost of tours warrant the materials and upkeep? Can she be drydocked more often to reduce wood replacement? Maybe even allow for people to tour the outside of the hull as well?
We've seen so much intentional waste with the US government lately it's difficult to NOT be skeptical and check for abhorrent cost over runs and corruption, without trashing history that needs to be preserved.
Now THAT is some interesting trivia. Thank you.
Incredible!!! 🤩🤩🤩
Deleting my question, I guess they were talking about the forest location, not that the ship had moved. You should take a tour of her in Boston harbor if you're in the area. I visited it twice when I grew up / lived in New England. It was pretty cool to see.
Sporting wood
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I'm imagining the conversation. "What do you do?" "I'm a forester for the Navy."
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This story gave me chills and an incredible sense of American pride!
Cool stuff. I’m guessing we have some warships that have scored Iranian sinkings now.
Fun fact! The year this USS Constellation was decommissioned, another ship very similar in size and design was launched into naval service. This new ship was named USS Constellation since the name was newly available with the retirement of this ship.
The other USS constellation wound up in Baltimore, rotting away. A massive restoration effort was made and she is now a fully restored museum. However, the reason they restored her was because they thought it was the original USS Constellation -- the one this post was about. Had they realized it was a different ship, they probably would have scrapped it.
The other USS Constellation was the last purely sailing ship launched by the navy before they started adding engines. For a while, its job was to track and capture slave trading ships. The restoration work is beautiful and it is a very interesting museum, so go if you get a chance. And they shoot the cannon at noon, so try to get there a little before noon to see it.
Freakin cool.
So it is literally a modern day Ship of Theseus.