BOSTON - The USS Constitution kicked off its sailing season with a celebration on Friday. A 21-gun salute got the ship underway, and then there was an additional 17-gun salute as the ship passed ...

The U.S. Navy has some of the most fearsome ships on the sea. This is the incredible history of the USS Constitution: the world's oldest ship still afloat.

The USS Constitution, known as “Old Ironsides” and America’s Ship of State, was launched in 1797 and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars in the early 1800s, and famously in the War of ...

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, known as “Old Ironsides” and America’s Ship of State, was launched in 1797 and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars in the early 1800s, and famously in the War of ...