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Posted: 1/25/2015 5:30:30 AM EDT
Overheard in the Office... Me: "That's a pretty thing. Oldest commissioned warship still afloat!" RX: "Are they firing..." Me: "...a 17-gun salute. Yup." RX: "But just because it's commissioned, we wouldn't actually use it except as some last resort." Me: "They take it out every couple years and turn it around I think." RX: "But they don't engage the enemy." Me: "They could. They're right there in Boston harbor, after all." 
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Posted: 1/25/2015 5:33:10 AM EDT
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Isn't there a story about a lady in Boston bitching about the cannons in front of the ship's commander (captain?)?
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Posted: 1/25/2015 5:36:30 AM EDT
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Long may she sail
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Posted: 1/25/2015 7:00:51 AM EDT
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Did the tour, very cool.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 7:04:06 AM EDT
[#4]
she is a beauty... and in some weird, nostalgic way it would be neat to see her fire broadsides once again in anger... probably absolutely pointless, but it would be neat...
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Posted: 1/25/2015 7:15:10 AM EDT
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Oh my!!
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Posted: 1/25/2015 7:17:28 AM EDT
[#6]
That is very nice, sail on.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 7:38:31 AM EDT
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Hell yeah, always been my favorite warship!
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Posted: 1/25/2015 7:42:54 AM EDT
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she is a beauty... and in some weird, nostalgic way it would be neat to see her fire broadsides once again in anger... probably absolutely pointless, but it would be neat... Sail her to Somalia with a Carrier Battle Group escorting and flying air cover.  Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 7:45:13 AM EDT
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That baby is about the only thing that would make me visit that place.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 7:49:00 AM EDT
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Sail her to Somalia with a Carrier Battle Group escorting and flying air cover.
Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quote HistoryQuoted:
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she is a beauty... and in some weird, nostalgic way it would be neat to see her fire broadsides once again in anger... probably absolutely pointless, but it would be neat... Sail her to Somalia with a Carrier Battle Group escorting and flying air cover.
Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Of if the occutards ever get down to the wharf. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 7:49:18 AM EDT
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time for a major overhaul if my memory is functioning correctly.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 7:52:33 AM EDT
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She's a beauty!
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Posted: 1/25/2015 8:04:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That baby is about the only thing that would make me visit that place. Boston is actually a great town. Like so many others in this country, it has its fair share of assholes. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 8:06:58 AM EDT
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Of if the occutards ever get down to the wharf. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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she is a beauty... and in some weird, nostalgic way it would be neat to see her fire broadsides once again in anger... probably absolutely pointless, but it would be neat... Sail her to Somalia with a Carrier Battle Group escorting and flying air cover.
Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Of if the occutards ever get down to the wharf. i'm good with either scenario...
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Posted: 1/25/2015 8:44:24 AM EDT
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I still remember going aboard her as a kid. Very knowledgeable crew assigned to her, and they love telling her history.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 8:51:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Boston is actually a great town. Like so many others in this country, it has its fair share of massholes. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: That baby is about the only thing that would make me visit that place. Boston is actually a great town. Like so many others in this country, it has its fair share of massholes. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 8:53:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Of if the occutards ever get down to the wharf. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: she is a beauty... and in some weird, nostalgic way it would be neat to see her fire broadsides once again in anger... probably absolutely pointless, but it would be neat... Sail her to Somalia with a Carrier Battle Group escorting and flying air cover. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Of if the occutards ever get down to the wharf. Broadside of canister shot?
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Posted: 1/25/2015 9:09:53 AM EDT
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I went there last weekend, while visiting my in-laws. She's getting prepped to go into dry dock in March for the next 3 years for a total refit.
As she sits, the bowsprit and all yardarms have been removed, as well as all the cannon. The cannon are lined up in rows on the dockside. Still a good looking ship even stripped down. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 9:10:00 AM EDT
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We tied up across the harbor from her.
Never went aboard. Probably should have.  |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 9:15:08 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2015 9:41:08 AM EDT
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That baby is about the only thing that would make me visit that place. Great photo . Thanks for sharing |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 9:43:10 AM EDT
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Of if the occutards ever get down to the wharf. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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she is a beauty... and in some weird, nostalgic way it would be neat to see her fire broadsides once again in anger... probably absolutely pointless, but it would be neat... Sail her to Somalia with a Carrier Battle Group escorting and flying air cover.
Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Of if the occutards ever get down to the wharf. I don't know what you're talking about. I was refering to combating pirates on the high seas. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 9:43:47 AM EDT
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How long has it been since she was under full sail?
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:00:23 AM EDT
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time for a major overhaul if my memory is functioning correctly. At first my thought was, no way. It just went through a major overhaul, and I remembered that they used some of the 200 year old Live Oak trees they cut down in Charleston SC when they were building the Mark Clark Expressway. Then I realized that was about 30 years ago. . Shit....I'm old!
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:00:38 AM EDT
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She's in a shit ton better shape than the Constellation is. They have all the quarters and the bottom deck sealed off though, so that disappointed me slightly. The guns, if I remember correctly are just copies of the originals, so I don't know if they'd survive firing.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:00:55 AM EDT
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How long has it been since she was under full sail? 10 years maybe? Edit: they unfurled 4 of the sails in 2012, but apparently it has 35 sails total, so maybe just after the civil war? |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:04:59 AM EDT
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Long may she sail I really wish the .gov would pony up the money to give her full sails. THAT would be a thing to behold
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:08:44 AM EDT
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10 years maybe? Edit: they unfurled 4 of the sails in 2012, but apparently it has 35 sails total, so maybe just after the civil war? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How long has it been since she was under full sail? 10 years maybe? Edit: they unfurled 4 of the sails in 2012, but apparently it has 35 sails total, so maybe just after the civil war? LONG time, 10 years ago she got the 4 sails after a donation drive. with all the money the ,.gov wastes the cost of buying her sails would be nothing 
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:09:55 AM EDT
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I beleive that HMS Victory is older.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:10:47 AM EDT
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Beautiful, I really hope I get to see her in person one day.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:11:38 AM EDT
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I beleive that HMS Victory is older. Yes, but she isn't afloat. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:12:05 AM EDT
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I love old sailing ships , I had a painting and a tin with old iron sides in my room growing up .
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:13:49 AM EDT
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The Heavy Cruiser USS Salem is moving to Boston Harbor, should be there by the summer.
Another good reason to visit Boston. 
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:25:44 AM EDT
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Those heavy cruisers were still around when I was a child and they made me fall in love with big ships with big guns.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:29:07 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2015 10:58:48 AM EDT
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Yes, but she isn't afloat. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I beleive that HMS Victory is older. Yes, but she isn't afloat. You are correct sir, I stand corrected. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:12:04 AM EDT
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I few years ago I made the trip south to see the gathering of tall ships in San Diego
Impressive to say the least .... Standing on the flight deck of the Midway and watching them sail around the bay and fire at each other was the best part. I never knew that so many country’s maintained navy sailing ships and have the fng’s train on them. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:17:49 AM EDT
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That baby is about the only thing that would make me visit that place. I want to go to Mystic Harbor. Trouble is, I'd have to go through places I don't want to visit, and I'd have to stay there overnight to boot. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:30:09 AM EDT
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I want to go to Mystic Harbor. Trouble is, I'd have to go through places I don't want to visit, and I'd have to stay there overnight to boot. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That baby is about the only thing that would make me visit that place. I want to go to Mystic Harbor. Trouble is, I'd have to go through places I don't want to visit, and I'd have to stay there overnight to boot. But if you go there, you're an hour and a half away from Fall River, which is also a pretty impressive set-up. You're also right next to Groton. If you want to play with Navy Things, that's one of the best places in the world to do it. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:38:12 AM EDT
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I want to go to Mystic Harbor. Trouble is, I'd have to go through places I don't want to visit, and I'd have to stay there overnight to boot. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That baby is about the only thing that would make me visit that place. I want to go to Mystic Harbor. Trouble is, I'd have to go through places I don't want to visit, and I'd have to stay there overnight to boot. You should. I've been there twice, once when they were hosting the Wooden Boat Show. In terms of "Look-See" experiences, one of the best of my life. ETA: Yeah, what the guy above me said. I'd forgotten how close Fall River is to Mystic. The PT boat museum at the latter was one of the best sexual experiences of my life.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:44:05 AM EDT
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Beautiful ship.
I'll visit MA the day I can stand in on the Lexington Green with my AR slung across my chest. So much history hidden in a place where people don't respect it. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:45:17 AM EDT
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time for a major overhaul if my memory is functioning correctly. In progress now. If you guys are interested in the USS Constitution or any of her sisters and the beginning of the US Navy I highly recommend you read this book. 
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:46:10 AM EDT
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You should. I've been there twice, once when they were hosting the Wooden Boat Show. In terms of "Look-See" experiences, one of the best of my life. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That baby is about the only thing that would make me visit that place. I want to go to Mystic Harbor. Trouble is, I'd have to go through places I don't want to visit, and I'd have to stay there overnight to boot. You should. I've been there twice, once when they were hosting the Wooden Boat Show. In terms of "Look-See" experiences, one of the best of my life. I would like to see the Mariner's Museum in Newport News again, too. The last time I was there (2000 or 2001) I was blown away by the change since 1978. I did not have time to see the aviation museum, that is also light years different than the display that stood out by Mercury Blvd. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:46:11 AM EDT
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Oh my God, it is in Boston. Oh the horror!
I've traveled across the world. In many places I wasn't armed. Go see stuff, because when you're dead (which will happen sooner than you expect it) you won't be able to do cool stuff like see the World's oldest floating commission warship.
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:47:37 AM EDT
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Didn't they retrofit that thing with a VLS system back in the 1990's?
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:49:45 AM EDT
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You should. I've been there twice, once when they were hosting the Wooden Boat Show. In terms of "Look-See" experiences, one of the best of my life. ETA: Yeah, what the guy above me said. I'd forgotten how close Fall River is to Mystic. The PT boat museum at the latter was one of the best sexual experiences of my life. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That baby is about the only thing that would make me visit that place. I want to go to Mystic Harbor. Trouble is, I'd have to go through places I don't want to visit, and I'd have to stay there overnight to boot. You should. I've been there twice, once when they were hosting the Wooden Boat Show. In terms of "Look-See" experiences, one of the best of my life. ETA: Yeah, what the guy above me said. I'd forgotten how close Fall River is to Mystic. The PT boat museum at the latter was one of the best sexual experiences of my life. To be honest, the PlaneJane finds something interesting, I put it on my list of stuff to go see. 
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:51:26 AM EDT
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I still say having her fully functional, along with a battleship, should be things we have as a nation.
Given the gazillions of dollars that we waste on stupid shit, the cost of doing this shouldn't be too steep. Just cut out the grant for researching the habits of African hookers, building shrimp treadmills and the like and we shouldn't have any problem financing a tall ship and a battleship. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 11:59:09 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:14:42 PM EDT
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We missed her being under her own power by one weekend. As others have said, she's being prepared for dry dock and extensive repairs. Amazing to see. There was a guy in the gift shop that would tell you when she was last near your city. Pretty interesting as Old Ironsides really got around. <a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/user/bwdilli/media/USS%20Constitution/0717131159_zpst3kxxnhr-1.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/bwdilli/USS%20Constitution/0717131159_zpst3kxxnhr-1.jpg</a> <a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/user/bwdilli/media/USS%20Constitution/0717131211_zpsqobazkkm-1.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/bwdilli/USS%20Constitution/0717131211_zpsqobazkkm-1.jpg</a> <a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/user/bwdilli/media/USS%20Constitution/0717131221_zpshkzyqsdn-1.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/bwdilli/USS%20Constitution/0717131221_zpshkzyqsdn-1.jpg</a> <a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/user/bwdilli/media/USS%20Constitution/0717131211a_zpszk3h4i4n-1.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/bwdilli/USS%20Constitution/0717131211a_zpszk3h4i4n-1.jpg</a> <a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/user/bwdilli/media/USS%20Constitution/0717131212_zpstqohxbkp-1.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/bwdilli/USS%20Constitution/0717131212_zpstqohxbkp-1.jpg</a> All the electrical shit in there, while I understand it, kinda annoyed me. They could have done a better job of hiding it all. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 12:21:33 PM EDT
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I walked her decks two years ago, and was filled with Awe.
My Ultra Cool Daughter flanked by her two cousins. 
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