by erltyriss@gmail.com | Jul 8, 2017 | Constitution to Olympia
The first painting is Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812, by Michel Felice Corne. The second picture is courtesy of the US Park Service, and shows the Constitution during the 2014 Independence Day celebrations at Boston Harbor....
by erltyriss@gmail.com | Jul 3, 2017 | Constitution to Olympia
Many people will look at the USS Constitution and the USS Olympia and see nothing to compare or connect the two ships together. Both ships indeed bookmark the 19th Century for the United States Navy. Each ship also fulfilled similar roles in the Navy’s national...
by erltyriss@gmail.com | May 21, 2017 | Constitution to Olympia
Because of the historical importance of the USS Constitution, the United States Navy goes to great length to make her available to the public. As the symbolic and acting flagship for the US Navy, she is both a symbol and a great public relations for the sea service....
by squeakyrat.raina@gmail.com | May 27, 2016 | Constitution to Olympia
On the 21st of October in 1797 the heavy sailing frigate USS Constitution was named by President George Washington. As one of the authorized first six frigates built by the young Republic, the ship would go on to serve the US Navy through the first half of the 19th...
