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Happy birthday...

OLD IRONSIDES!

USS Constitution was launched and christened on October 21, 1797!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...x438-23865.jpg
http://www.boston.com/news/local/bre...tution_ce.html

Ay,tear her tattered ensign down!
Long has it waved on high,
And many an eye has danced to see
That banner in the sky;
Beneath it rung the battle shout,
And burst the cannon's roar;--
The meteor of the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more.

Her deck, once red with heroes' blood,
Where knelt the vanquished foe,
When winds were hurrying o'er the flood,
And waves were white below,
No more shall feel the victor's tread,
Or know the conquered knee;--
The harpies of the shore shall pluck
The eagle of the sea!

Oh, better that her shattered bulk
Should sink beneath the wave;
Her thunders shook the mighty deep,
And there should be her grave;
Nail to the mast her holy flag,
Set every threadbare sail,
And give her to the god of storms,
The lightning and the gale!

:woot: She's still pretty for, such an old girl. :woot:

She's had her face lifted many a time. During the Civil War she was a receiving ship and had a second deck.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...eve/images.jpg

Any chance we can borrow her?

I'm sure the RN would give her a good home :DL

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL (Post 1519031)

:woot: She's still pretty for, such an old girl. :woot:

She might not be the youngest Belle at the ball but she definitely still turns some heads...

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Any chance we can borrow her?

I'm sure the RN would give her a good home :DL

We can manage, I'm pretty sure we can re-use HMS Belfast:D