National Register of Historic Places
U.S.S. CONSTITUTION
U.S.S. CONSTITUTION is a historic place in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 66000789.
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U.S.S. CONSTITUTION
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What is U.S.S. CONSTITUTION?
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the second oldest naval vessel still in commission, and the oldest still afloat. She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. The name "Constitution" was among ten names submitted to President George Washington by Secretary of War Timothy Pickering in March or May for the frigates that were to be constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and her sister ships were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. She was built at Edmund Hartt's shipyard in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Her first duties were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War.
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Listing details
- Name
- U.S.S. CONSTITUTION
- City
- Boston
- County
- Suffolk County
- State
- Massachusetts
- Listed on the National Register
- October 15, 1966
- NRIS reference number
- 66000789
- Resource type
- structure
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 42.37246, -71.05656
When was U.S.S. CONSTITUTION listed on the National Register?
U.S.S. CONSTITUTION was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
Where is U.S.S. CONSTITUTION located?
U.S.S. CONSTITUTION is located in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts at approximately 42.37246, -71.05656. See the map above.
Is U.S.S. CONSTITUTION a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. U.S.S. CONSTITUTION is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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