42°22′19.5″N 71°03′20.08″W / 42.372083°N 71.0555778°W / 42.372083; -71.0555778

Constitution, dressed overall, fires a 17-gun salute in Boston Harbor, 4 July 2014
Sejarah
Amerika Serikat
Nama	USS Constitution
Asal nama	Konstitusi Amerika Serikat[1]
Dipesan	1 Maret 1794
Pembangun	Galangan kapal Edmund Hartt
Biaya	$302,718[2]
Pasang lunas	1 November 1794
Diluncurkan	21 Oktober 1797
Pelayaran perdana	22 Juli 1798[3]
Ganti nama	Old Constitution 1917 Constitution 1925
Reklasifikasi	IX-21, 1941 Tanpa kalsifikasi, 1 September 1975
Pelabuhan daftar	Charlestown Navy Yard[2]
Identifikasi	Kode huruf: NAPJ[4]
Julukan	Old Ironsides
Status	Aktif
Catatan	Komandan pertama: Kapten Samuel Nicholson
Lencana
Ciri-ciri umum (ketika dibangun c. 1797)
Jenis	44-gun frigat kelas-United States
Tonase	1,576[5]
Berat benaman	2,200 ton[5]
Panjang	304 ft (93 m) bowsprit to spanker[6] 207 ft (63 m) billet head to taffrail[6] 175 ft (53 m) at waterline[2]
Lebar	43 ft 6 in (13,26 m)
Tinggi	foremast: 198 ft (60 m) mainmast: 220 ft (67 m) mizzenmast: 1.725 ft (526 m)[2]
Sarat air	21 ft (6,4 m) forward 23 ft (7,0 m) aft[5]
Kedalaman palka	14 ft 3 in (4,34 m)[1]
Dek	Orlop, Berth, Gun, Spar
Pendorong	Layar (tiga tiang, ship rig)
Tata layar	42.710 sq ft (3.968 m2) on three masts[2]
Kecepatan	13 knot (24 km/h; 15 mph)[7]
Kapal dan pesawat yang diangkut	1 × 36 ft (11 m) longboat 2 × 30 ft (9,1 m) cutters 2 × 28 ft (8,5 m) whaleboats 1 × 28 ft (8,5 m) gig 1 × 22 ft (6,7 m) jolly boat 1 × 14 ft (4,3 m) punt[2]
Awak kapal	450 termasuk 55 Marinir dan 30 anak-anak (1797)[2]
Senjata	30 × 24-pounder (11 kg) long gun 20 × 32-pounder (15 kg) carronade 2 × 24-pounder (11 kg) bow chasers[2]
USS Constitution (Frigate)
Daftar Tempat Bersejarah Nasional di AS
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Letak:	Pangkalan AL Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Luas	< 1 hektar
Dibangun:	1797
Arsitek:	Joshua Humphreys
Pihak pengelola:	Federal
NRHP Referensi#:	66000789[8]
Dimasukkan ke NRHP:	15 Oktober 1966

USS Constitution, atau juga dikenal sebagai Old Ironsides, adalah kapal berbahan kayu dengan tiga layar jenis frigat milik Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat. Kapal ini merupakan kapal angkatan laut tertua yang masih beroperasi.^{[Note 1]}

Sejarah

Galeri foto

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  USS Constitution underway
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  Inside USS Constitution in 2015
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  Constitution fires a 21-gun salute toward Fort Independence
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  Constitution sails into Boston Harbor
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  USS Constitution in dry dock for restoration work in 2016
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  USS Constitution in dock, 2018

Komandan kapal

Berikut ini 80 komandan kapal Constitution sejak 1797.^[12]

Catatan

Referensi

Bibliografi

• Abbot, Willis J. (1896). The Naval History of the United States. Vol. 1. Peter Fenelon Collier. OCLC 3453791.
• Abbot, Willis J. (1896). The Naval History of the United States. Vol. 2. Peter Fenelon Collier. OCLC 3453791.
• Allen, Gardner Weld (1905). Our Navy and the Barbary Corsairs. Boston, New York and Chicago: Houghton Mifflin. OCLC 2618279.
• Allen, Gardner Weld (1909). Our Naval War With France. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin. OCLC 1202325.
• "The Naval War of 1812 Illustrated". Video Produced by American Society of Marine Artists. 2012. Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal 30 Juni 2014. Diakses tanggal 17 Juni 2014.
• Beach, Edward L. (1986). The United States Navy: 200 Years. New York: H. Holt. ISBN 978-0-03-044711-2. OCLC 12104038.
• Carpenter, Edward, J. (November 1897). "Old Ironsides". The New England Magazine (Uncorrected OCR text). 23 (3): 263–282. Pemeliharaan CS1: Banyak nama: authors list (link)
• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Edisi Rev.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
• Fitz-Enz, David G. (2004). Old Ironsides: Eagle of the Sea: The Story of the USS Constitution. Lanham: Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58979-160-2. OCLC 54778453.
• Gardiner, Robert (2006). Frigates of the Napoleonic Wars. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-292-4. OCLC 65768049.
• Hill, Frederic Stanhope (1905). Twenty-Six Historic Ships. The Knickerbocker Press. OCLC 1667284.
• Hollis, Ira N. (1900). The Frigate Constitution; The Central Figure of the Navy Under Sail. Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin. OCLC 2350400.
• Jennings, John (1966). Tattered Ensign The Story of America's Most Famous Fighting Frigate, U.S.S. Constitution. Thomas Y. Crowell. OCLC 1291484.
• Maclay, Edgar Stanton; Smith, Roy Campbell (1898) [1893]. A History of the United States Navy, from 1775 to 1898. Vol. 1 (Edisi New). New York: D. Appleton. OCLC 609036.
• Maclay, Edgar Stanton (1898) [1893]. A History of the United States Navy, from 1775 to 1898. Vol. 2 (Edisi New). New York: D. Appleton. OCLC 609036.
• Martin, Tyrone G. (1997). A Most Fortunate Ship: A Narrative History of "Old Ironsides". Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-588-0. OCLC 243901224.
• Roosevelt, Theodore (1883) [1882]. The Naval War of 1812 or The History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain (Edisi 3rd). New York: G.P. Putnam's sons. OCLC 133902576.
• Tashjian, James H. (Autumn 1975). "A Bicentennial History of the Armenian Community of Massachusetts". Armenian Review. 28 (3–111). Boston: Hairenik Association.
• Toll, Ian W (2006). Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the US Navy. New York: W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-05847-5. OCLC 70291925.
• Tracy, Nicholas (2006). Who's who in Nelson's Navy: 200 Naval Heroes. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-244-3. OCLC 238896527.
• Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. St. Paul: Seaforth / MBI. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6. OCLC 216617748.

Further reading

• Bibliography of early American naval history
• Cooper, James Fenimore (May 1853). "Old Ironsides". Putnam's Monthly. I (V).
• Hoyt, Edwin Palmer (2000). Old Ironsides (Large Print). Thorndike: G.K. Hall. ISBN 978-0-7838-9151-4. OCLC 44468774.
• Humphreys, Assheton Y. (2000). Tyrone G. Martin (ed.). The USS Constitution's Finest Fight: The Journal of Acting Chaplain Assheton Humphreys, US Navy. Mount Pleasant: Nautical & Aviation Publishing. ISBN 978-1-877853-60-9. OCLC 44632941.
• Wachtel, Roger (2003). Old Ironsides (Elementary and Junior High School). New York: Childrens Press. ISBN 978-0-516-24207-1. OCLC 50035427.

Pranala luar

Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides").

Wikisource memiliki teks artikel New International Encyclopedia 1905 tentang USS Constitution.

• Situs web resmi
• The Captain's Clerk Diarsipkan 2012-08-23 di Wayback Machine.—Extensive sources including ship logs, personnel rosters and research information
• Constitution and Grebe in Houston, 1932 Diarsipkan 2012-11-03 di Wayback Machine.
• Maritimequest Constitution Photo Gallery

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