Its wheel had been torn off by cannon fire as the ship squared against a faster frigate from what was then the world’s greatest navy. Its captain had taken a bullet to one thigh and shrapnel to ...
America's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat, a three-masted wooden frigate named the USS Constitution, has inspired a fanciful tale or two in its 220 years of service, not least the claim ...
The USS Constitution is featured prominently in the specialty uniforms the Navy football team will wear when facing archrival Army on Dec. 13 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The Midshipmen are ...