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USS Constitution

USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: 1797 heavy frigate of the United States Navy, oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat
  • Also known as: “Constitution” and “Old Ironsides”
  • Address: 24 5th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS Cassin Young and TD Garden.

Museum
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is a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Captain Cassin Young, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942. is situated 570 feet east of USS Constitution.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose arena in . It is located directly above the MBTA's , and it replaced the original upon opening in 1995. is situated 2,700 feet southwest of USS Constitution.

Museum
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The USS is located in the Charlestown Navy Yard, which is part of the in , , United States. is situated 610 feet northeast of USS Constitution.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlestown and North End.

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's was the traditional home of employees at the now-decommissioned Navy Yard. It has experienced a shift in its population and industry and an increasing number of young professionals are joining the families who have lived in the area for years.

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Known as "Little Italy" for over a hundred years, the proudly carries the torch of 's Italian heritage. Its narrow, dense streets consistently draw hordes of visitors looking to experience old world culture and first class dining.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood of , , United States, bounded generally by Cambridge Street to the south, the to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.

USS Constitution

Latitude
42.37245° or 42° 22′ 21″ north
Longitude
-71.05655° or 71° 3′ 24″ west
Inception
1797
Open location code
87JC9WCV+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166151194
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q944436
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“USS Constitution” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “USS Constitution”
  • Arabic: “سفينة يو إس إس كونستيتيوشن”
  • Arabic: “يو إس إس كونستيتيوشن”
  • Balinese: “USS Constitution”
  • Belarusian: “USS Constitution”
  • Bulgarian: “Конститюшън (фрегата, 1797)”
  • Bulgarian: “Конститюшън”
  • Catalan: “USS Constitution”
  • Cebuano: “USS Constitution”
  • Central Bikol: “USS Constitution”
  • Central Kurdish: “یوو ئێس ئێس کۆنستیتیوشن”
  • Chinese: “IX 21”
  • Chinese: “宪法号帆船护卫舰”
  • Chinese: “宪法号护卫舰”
  • Chinese: “憲法號”
  • Chinese: “憲法號帆船護衛艦(IX 21)”
  • Chinese: “憲法號帆船護衛艦”
  • Chinese: “憲法號帆船護衞艦”
  • Chinese: “憲法號巡防艦”
  • Czech: “USS Constitution”
  • Danish: “USS Constitution”
  • Dutch: “USS Constitution”
  • Estonian: “USS Constitution”
  • Finnish: “USS Constitution”
  • French: “USS Constitution”
  • German: “Constitution”
  • German: “USS Constitution”
  • Hebrew: “USS Constitution”
  • Hebrew: “קונסטיטושן”
  • Hebrew: “קונסטיטיושן”
  • Indonesian: “USS Constitution”
  • Irish: “USS Constitution”
  • Italian: “Constitution”
  • Italian: “USS Constitution”
  • Japanese: “USS Constitution”
  • Japanese: “オールド・アイアンサイズ”
  • Japanese: “コンスティチューション”
  • Korean: “USS 컨스티튜션”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “USS «Constitution»”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “USS «Constitution»”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “USS Constitution”
  • Norwegian: “USS «Constitution»”
  • Persian: “یواس‌اس کانستیتوشن”
  • Polish: “Old Constitution”
  • Polish: “Old Ironsides”
  • Polish: “USF Constitution”
  • Polish: “USS Constitution”
  • Polish: “USS Old Constitution”
  • Portuguese: “USS Constitution”
  • Pushto: “د USS کانسټیټوشن (بېړۍ)”
  • Pushto: “د USS کانسټیټوشن”
  • Russian: “USS Constitution”
  • Russian: “Конститьюшн”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Old Ironsides”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “USS Constitution”
  • Slovak: “USS Constitution”
  • Spanish: “USS Constitution”
  • Swahili: “Katiba ya USS”
  • Swedish: “USS Constitution”
  • Ukrainian: “USS Constitution”
  • Urdu: “یو ایس ایس کونسٹی ٹیوشن”
  • Vietnamese: “USS Constitution”
  • “USS Constitution”

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