The USS Constitution was commissioned by President George Washington.
The Constitution's current commanding officer (it is still a commissioned warship in the U.S. Navy and the oldest commissioned warship in the world) is Sean D. Kearns.
The USS Constitution was a secret weapon of sorts for its time. Its hull was more than two feet thick and its hull was covered in copper to protect it from wood borers. In battle, its sides withstood the impact of 18-pdr. iron cannonballs so well that is how it got its name "Old Ironsides."
Today's foes are the New England elements and Boston harbor's burrowing mollusks.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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