Shortly after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Navy was founded. At about the same time, the construction of naval ships commenced, including the USS Constitution, which still ...

A ship without sails is common for the modern Navy, but for USS Constitution, the sheets of advanced polyester designed to look like flax cloth are a crucial part of the 226-year-old frigate’s ...

The USS Constitution was part of the American fleet that bombarded Tripoli in 1804, a powerful show of force on the global stage of the young nation's naval power. The ship was ordered on March 1 ...

The USS Constitution is a triple-masted wooden heavy frigate, and it's the oldest commissioned warship still afloat. The ship first launched in 1797 as the first of six frigates commissioned for ...

Earlier this month, sailors aboard the USS Constitution conducted a climbing evolution, heading up into the rigging and sails of a ship that was commissioned all the way back in the 18th century.

LCS-class ships are small, agile vessels meant for ... the USS Nantucket stood “stern to stern” with the iconic USS Constitution, which is the nation’s oldest warship. It is now a museum ...

Lindsay Shachnow The Navy’s newest ship is set to be commissioned on Saturday right beside its oldest — the USS Constitution. “You have the Navy’s oldest commissioned ship, the Navy’s ...

The historic USS Constitution took another sail around the Boston Harbor in honor of the ship’s 227th birthday Monday. The USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned naval warship afloat in the ...

The U.S. Navy welcomed another littoral combat ship into its ranks. The USS Nantucket, a Freedom-class littoral combat ship, was commissioned Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Charlestown Navy Ship Yard in ...