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in 1797 the frigate Constituion launched at Edmund Hartt's Shipyard in Boston!

USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned in the U.S. Navy with service in four conflicts.

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206 years ago, engaged and defeated and earned her nickname One of our crew members saw a cannonball hit her, make a dent in her side, then fall into the sea. He then cried out, "Huzzah! Her sides are made of iron!"

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