From the May 11, 2021, WCVB ABC News.
The USS Constitution is scheduled to go underway from Charlestown Navy Yard on May 21 to celebrate its reopening to the public after the you-know-what.
Commander John Benda, the 76th commanding officer of the ship, said: "So excited to share this beautiful and historic ship with visitors again. We could not think of a better way to sound the reopening bell than with a 21-gun salute while underway aboard Old Ironsides."
I wrote about one of the ship's commanders, John Gwinn quite a lot back in April min this blog.
The ship will reopen for public tours at 3 pm to 6 pm after the underway. The underway itself, will be broadcast live on the U.S. Navy's Facebook page at 10 am on May 21 and will feature demonstrations on climbing, firing a 18th century 24-pound long gun and using shipboard weaponry.
It will conclude with a 21-gun salute viewable from Fort Independence on Castle Island at 11:30 pm.
--Brock-Perry
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