USS Constitution and the USS Constitution Museum will celebrate the 223rd birthday of the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world during a Facebook Live presentation on Wednesday, October 21. The broadcast, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, will highlight pivotal moments in USS Constitution’s history, launch a special Museum project with Boston Public School Read More…
To commemorate the battle where USS Constitution got its name of “Old Ironsides,” USS Constitution will host a ceremony that will include a 21-gun salute, viewable from outside the ship and on Facebook live, Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. The full series of live events will run approximately one hour and will include a 21-gun Read More…
The USS Constitution, USS Constitution Museum, and Boston National Historical Park attractions in the Charlestown Navy Yard are all reopening to the public on Friday, August 7, following a nearly five-month shutdown due to COVID-19. National Parks of Boston Superintendent Michael Creasey, USS Constitution’s Commanding Officer John Benda, and USS Constitution Museum President & CEO Read More…
The USS Constitution will host a Facebook live event on Memorial Day, May 25, honoring USS Constitution’s fallen crew members at 11:30 a.m. and will fire a salute of 21 minute-guns at noon. Although the ship remains closed to visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the USS Constitution invites everyone to join in this virtual Read More…
The USS Constitution shares their One Boston Day message of thanks for first responders, medical professionals, and delivery and grocery workers who are on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. The “thank you” message was written by the crew in wooden letters and signal flags. One Boston Day 2020 marks the seventh anniversary of Read More…
The USS Constitution will host its annual Christmas tree lighting on Saturday, December 7 at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend this free event, which will include holiday music, free hot chocolate and cookies, an appearance by Santa Claus and his elves. There will also be remarks from USS Constitution’s Commanding Officer, Nathaniel R. Read More…
USS Constitution went underway from Charlestown Navy Yard on Friday morning to celebrate her 222nd birthday and the Navy’s 244th birthday. The US Navy was formed October 13, 1775 and USS Constitution, or “Old Ironsides”, successfully launched on October 21, 1797. With decks bustling with friends and family members of the crew, the ship sailed Read More…
The USS Constitution went for a turnaround in Boston Harbor in celebration of the conclusion of Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Heritage Week on Friday, August 23. The ship traveled to Fort Independence on Castle Island where she fired a 21-gun salute. An additional 17-gun salute was fired as she passed the U.S. Coast Guard Station, the former Read More…
The USS Constitution left its dock at the Charlestown Navy Yard on July 4 and traveled through Boston Harbor to commemorate the 243rd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The USS Constitution traveled to Fort Independence at Castle Island where she fired a 21-gun salute. A return salute was fired by the Read More…
Old Ironsides was underway in Boston Harbor on Friday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, remembering those who fought and died. The event also marks the first-ever Army/Navy cruise on USS Constitution, which is meant to highlight the service partnership between the two military branches in World War II through Read More…
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey S Scoular USS Constitution and her crew took more than 200 Vietnam War-era Veterans underway from the ship’s berth in Charlestown, Massachusetts, May 17, in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. The event is in concert with the National Vietnam War Commemoration, and demonstrates our commitment to Read More…
The USS Constitution celebrated the U.S. Navy’s 243rd birthday on Friday, October 19. The ship traveled from the Charlestown Navy Yard to Fort Independence on Castle Island where she fired a 21-gun salute. The USS Constitution then returned to the Navy Yard, firing an additional 17-gun salute as she passed the U.S. Coast Guard Station, formerly the Read More…