USS Constitution Commemorates 200th Anniversary of Dual Victory over Royal Navy
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The crew of USS Constitution commemorated the bicentennial of Old Ironsides’ final battle during the War of 1812, her unprecedented dual-victory over Royal Navy ships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant Feb. 20 in Charlestown Navy Yard. Constitution Sailors fired the ship’s saluting battery at noon to commemorate the start of the battle, and visitors to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uss-constitution-commemorates-200th-anniversary-of-dual-victory-over-royal-navy-63282/
The crew of USS Constitution commemorated the bicentennial of Old Ironsides’ final battle during the War of 1812, her unprecedented dual-victory over Royal Navy ships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant Feb. 20 in Charlestown Navy Yard. Constitution Sailors fired the ship’s saluting battery at noon to commemorate the start of the battle, and visitors to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uss-constitution-commemorates-200th-anniversary-of-dual-victory-over-royal-navy-63282/