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USS Constitution
1797 heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy
For the 1920s battlecruiser, see Lexington-class battlecruiser ยง Ships in class.
Constitution, dressed overall, fires a 17-gun salute in Boston Harbor, 4 July 2014. | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Constitution |
| Namesake | Constitution of the United States[1] |
| Operator | US Navy |
| Ordered | 1 March 1794 |
| Builder | Edmund Hartt's Shipyard |
| Cost | $302,718[2] |
| Laid down | 1 November 1794 |
| Launched | 21 October 1797 |
| Maiden voyage | 22 July 1798[3] |
| Renamed |
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| Reclassified |
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| Homeport | Charlestown Navy Yard[2] |
| Identification | |
| Nickname(s) | Old Ironsides |
| Status | in active service |
| Notes | First commander: Captain Samuel Nicholson |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics (as built c. 1797) | |
| Type | 44-gun United States-class frigate |
| Tonnage | |