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Originally Posted by em2nought

Wow, building a replica today costs $27 million. http://www.denverpost.com/breakingne...ts-sail-boston

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financi...olutionary_War States, if correct, that France, Spain, and the Netherlands loaned us over $10 million during the war so this replica frigate costs more now than double our loans back then? Wow!

The USS CONSTITUTION was the first ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy. Throughout her entire service life she was never boarded by hostile forces. To this day the USS CONSTITUTION can be viewed in the harbor of Boston, MA. Click here for a photo tour of the CONSTITUTION is Boston.

General Characteristics: Awarded: March 1, 1794 Keel laid: November 1, 1794 Commissioned: October 1, 1797 Builder: Col. George Claghorn, Edmont Harrt’s Shipyard, Boston, Mass. Length: 204 feet (62.16 meters) Length at waterline: 175 feet (53.32 meters) Beam: 43,5 feet (13.25 meters) Mast height: Foremast: 198 feet (60.33 meters) Mainmast: 220 feet (67.03 meters) Mizzenmast: 172,5 feet (52.56 meters) Displacement: approx. 2.200 tons Speed: 13+ knots Cost: $302,718 (1797 dollars) Armament: 32 24-pounder long guns; 20 32-pounder carronades; and, two 24-pounder bow chasers Boats: one 36-ft. long boat; two 30-ft. cutters, two 28-ft. whaleboats; one 28-ft. gig; one 22-ft. jolly boat; and one 14-ft. punt. Crew: 450 including 55 Marines and 30 boys (1797) Homeport: Boston, Mass.