Happy birthday...

Sailor Steve · 10-21-10, 10:39 AM

OLD IRONSIDES!

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

http://www.boston.com/news/local/bre...tution_ce.html

Takeda Shingen · 10-21-10, 10:43 AM

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!

the_tyrant · 10-21-10, 10:44 AM

happy birthday

FIREWALL · 10-21-10, 10:45 AM

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

Sailor Steve · 10-21-10, 12:40 PM

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

Jimbuna · 10-21-10, 01:06 PM

Any chance we can borrow her?

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

August · 10-21-10, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

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

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

papa_smurf · 10-22-10, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Any chance we can borrow her?

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

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

10-21-10, 10:39 AM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Happy birthday... OLD IRONSIDES! USS Constitution was launched and christened on October 21, 1797! http://www.boston.com/news/local/bre...tution_ce.html __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-21-10, 10:45 AM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	She's still pretty for, such an old girl. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-21-10, 12:40 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	She's had her face lifted many a time. During the Civil War she was a receiving ship and had a second deck. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-21-10, 01:06 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Any chance we can borrow her? I'm sure the RN would give her a good home __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-21-10, 10:43 AM	#2
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	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!

10-21-10, 10:44 AM	#3
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	happy birthday