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          USS Constitution

          1797 heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy

          For the 1920s battlecruiser, see Lexington-class battlecruiser § Ships in class.

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              Constitution, dressed overall, fires a 17-gun salute in Boston Harbor, 4 July 2014.

              History
              United States
              NameUSS Constitution
              NamesakeConstitution of the United States[1]
              OperatorUS Navy
              Ordered1 March 1794
              BuilderEdmund Hartt's Shipyard
              Cost$302,718[2]
              Laid down1 November 1794
              Launched21 October 1797
              Maiden voyage22 July 1798[3]
              Renamed
              • Old Constitution 1917
              • Constitution 1925
              Reclassified
              • IX-21, 1941
              • No classification, 1 September 1975
              HomeportCharlestown Navy Yard[2]
              Identification
              Nickname(s)Old Ironsides
              Statusin active service
              NotesFirst commander: Captain Samuel Nicholson
              Badge
              General characteristics (as built c. 1797)
              Type44-gun United States-class frigate
              Tonnage