The Post Office Department issued a stamp honoring the 150th anniversary of the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") on October 21, 1947. Launched in 1797, the USS Constitution was one of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794. Named for the United States Constitution, the wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy is the world's oldest commissioned ship afloat. She is presently berthed in Boston, Massachusetts Built Structure | Architecture | Industry | Transportation | Horizontal
High Resolution JPEG Picture of The Post Office Department issued a stamp honoring the 150th anniversary of the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") on October 21, 1947. Launched in 1797, the USS Constitution was one of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794. Named for the United States Constitution, the wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy is the world's oldest commissioned ship afloat. She is presently berthed in Boston, Massachusetts [471364881] stock photo
