USS Constitution was one of six frigates authorized for construction by an act of Congress in 1794. Joshua Humphreys designed them to be the Navy's capital ships. Larger and more heavily armed ...

Laundry detergent is provided. A laundry sack is stationed in this area to collect soiled sheets and towels from the ship's supply. An iron is available. The ship's sanitary system cannot handle cigar ...

a symbol of our unique-at-the-time constitutional foundations and as the centerpiece of the USS Constitution Museum. "The ship sailed its first cruise [in 1798] as the Quasi-War with France emerged.

AIR, COMPRESSED - (See COMPRESSED AIR in this section.) AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING - The ship's air conditioning system is extensive and complex, with zone-by-zone and even room-by-room control. If ...

The Navy on Saturday commissioned the USS John Basilone, its latest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, named in ...

IT’S PART OF THE SHIP’S HAUNTED HISTORY THAT STEPHANIE SMITH TELLS IS PART OF THE MARITIME MACABRE TOUR ABOARD THE USS CONSTELLATION. SO THE MARITIME MACABRE TOUR IS A CONSTELLATION HISTORY ...

The propulsion plant and electrical distribution and auxiliary systems designed and built for Makin Island will also be used aboard the future USS America (LHA 6), the first ship in the LHA.

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Pending authorization and funding, the name be given to the next littoral combat ship (LCS), which are designed to cruise costal waters. The USS Indianapolis entered a dark chapter in the history ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Every July 4th, the USS Constitution takes her annual ... who also serve as the ship's guides. The ship's accompanying museums displays nearly 2,000 artifacts related ...

“Old Ironsides” in War and Peace: Sail through three centuries of USS Constitution‘s history! From the ship’s construction and early beginnings in the fledgling United States ...