The original crew consisted of 450 sailors and ... Part of what makes the USS Constitution so special is not just that it still exists, but it exists as an undefeated military vessel.

First commissioned in 1797, the USS Constitution was one of the Navy’s original six frigates. In the ship’s earlier years, it was one of the fastest and most formidable ships on the high seas.

The USS Constitution, built in a North End shipyard, is the last remaining of the six original warships built for the U.S. Navy. It launched on Oct. 21, 1797. It was nicknamed “Old Ironsides ...

The historic USS Constitution took another sail around the Boston Harbor in honor of the ship’s 227th birthday Monday. The USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned naval warship afloat in the ...

It was originally constructed from 1794-1797, and “it’s quite likely that some of those original timbers are still on the ship today,” Herzog said. Herzog said the construction of the USS Constitution ...

The USS Constitution, the world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat, will sail through Boston Harbor for its annual celebration of Independence Day. She will perform 21- and 17-gun cannon ...

The USS Constitution once again set sail across Boston Harbor on Thursday in honor of Independence Day. The world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat fired salutes and hosted members of ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Navy sailors on the USS Constitution fired off a 21-gun salute Monday in a Memorial Day ceremony in honor of the service members who died serving aboard the ship. The crew fired ...