The USS Constitution Restored in 1930

On March 30, 1930, the USS Constitution left  dry dock with major repairs completed at a cost of $1,000,000.  Approximately two-thirds of the money was raised by patriotic organizations and school children.  Congress had supplied the rest of the funding.

In July 1, 1931, the ship went on a good-will tour of New England ports which proved so popular that the historic warship was sent on a tour of all the coastal states of America.  Between July 2, 1932 and May 1932, the ship visited every port on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts with water deep enough for her 23-foot draft.

She was then towed to Washington Navy Yard to prepare for a long trip to the Pacific Coast via the Panama Canal.  She went on that trip, leaving December 8, 1932, towed by the USS Grebe.

"Aye, Tear Her Tattered Ensign Down."  --Brock-Perry