U.S.S. Constitution

[Chantry]

Currently the U.S.S. Constitution is about 2/3rds of the way through a 3 year overhaul and is currently in Dry Dock #1.  It is still open to the public while the work is being done, but the hours are limited to the weekends and some afternoons.  The schedule is to re-float her in the dry dock on Friday July 17th.

 

I drove up a week ago since an opportunity to see her in dry dock doesn't come along very often.  The cannons and boats had been removed and were being stored on land.  Visitors were only allowed to visit the top deck and the gun deck although the officers quarters were off limits. 

The U.S.S. Cassin Young is also there and is one of only 3 Fletcher class destroyers in the United States serving as museum ships with a fourth in Greece.

 

Links:  http://www.navy.mil/local/constitution/visitors.asp

           https://www.facebook.com/ussconstitutionofficial/

           https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cassin_Young_(DD-793)

 

 

[Sedalia Dave]

A tour of the USS Constitution is something everyone should do. Was a real eye opener as to what life on a tall ship was like.

[Dorado]

I still think that the tour of the USS Constitution was the best part of my trip to Boston. Couldn't care less about the rest of the city. LOVED the tall ship. I've got a nice print of it that I bought. I need to frame it and put it on the wall. I've been keeping it covered and protected in my closet.

[Trailrider #896]

Went to Boston with our then young daughters (maybe 20 years ago), and toured both the Constitution and Cassin Young.  Really something!  Everybody should do that, if possible!

[DocWard]

The only currently commissioned vessel in the Navy which has sunk an enemy vessel in combat.

Of course, ya'll probably already knew that.