“Old Ironsides” – 1950’s Newsreel about USS Constitution

We recently posted about OpSail 2012 and Boston’s weeklong celebration of  the USS Constitution and the bicentennial of the War of 1812.  The USS Constitution, nicknamed “Old Ironsides” after British round shot bounced off her oak planks, is the world’s oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat.  In honor of the grand old ship, here is a wonderful newsreel from the 1950s about USS Constitution.

“Old Ironsides”

http://youtu.be/CK8I0UMEzas

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