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Image Gallery
Welcome to the All Hands on Deck: Learning Adventures Aboard 'Old Ironsides' Image Gallery. The images contained here may be used for educational purposes only.
To enlarge an image, click on either [view jpg] or [view pdf]. Once selected, each individual image can be saved and printed. When reproducing an image, be sure to include the corresponding credit information listed below.
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| USS Constitution Under Construction
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Cheslie D'Andrea
Oil on canvas, circa 1987
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| A 20th century artist's interpretation of the building of USS Constitution.
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| Courtesy USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| Frigate Constitution, posted in the Columbian Centinel, May 19 |
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| The U.S. Navy placed this ad in a Boston newspaper in 1798 to recruit sailors for USS Constitution's crew. |
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| Courtesy USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| The Attack Made on Tripoli on the 3rd of August 1804... |
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John B. Guerrazzi
Hand-colored engraving, 1804 |
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| In 1804, USS Constitution led 13 American vessels in the bombardment of Tripoli. |
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| Courtesy USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| USS Constitution Escaping from the British, July 1812 |
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Julian O. Davidson
Oil on canvas, 1884 |
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| In 1812, at the start of the war with Great Britain, USS Constitution escaped capture when chased by a British squadron of seven vessels off the coast of New Jersey. |
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| Courtesy USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| Engraving in Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion |
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| Engraving, circa 1850 |
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| In this illustration American sailors raise their hats in cheer at the beginning of the battle with HMS Guerriere. |
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| Courtesy USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| Guerriere and Constitution |
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Ambroise Louis Garneray
Watercolor, 1815–1830 |
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| USS Constitution defeats HMS Guerriere and earns the nickname "Old Ironsides" in her first battle in the War of 1812. |
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| Courtesy USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| Constitution and Guerriere |
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Thomas Magoun
Oil on canvas, 1835 |
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| This painting depicts the point in the 1812 battle between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere when Guerriere's main mast falls, disabling the ship. |
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| Courtesy USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| Portrait of Commodore William Bainbridge |
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Gilbert Stuart
Oil on canvas, 1813 |
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| Commodore William Bainbridge commanded USS Constitution during the battle against HMS Java on December 29,1812. |
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| Courtesy USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| Portrait of Captain Charles Stewart after Thomas Sully |
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Painting over photograph, 1880 |
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| Captain Charles Stewart commanded of USS Constitution during her double victory over the British warships Cyane and Levant on February 20, 1815. |
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| Courtesy USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| Constitution's 1844–46 World Cruise Graphic |
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| This map outlines the route Constitution took during her 1844–1846 world cruise. |
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| Courtesy USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| USS Constitution |
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Marshall Johnson
Oil on canvas, 1850–1921 |
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| This painting depicts a starboard view of USS Constitution under sail. |
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| Courtesy USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| Given in memory of Captain William Douglas Wales, USNR, by his family and friends. |
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| Photograph of USS Constitution as a Receiving Ship |
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| When Constitution served as a receiving ship (barracks for soldiers) at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, her sailing rig was hidden by a barn-like structure. |
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| Courtesy US Navy/USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| Photograph of USS Constitution 's Gun Deck with 24-Pound Long Gun |
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| Photograph, 1931 |
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| On average, Constitution carried 50 long guns and approximately 30 of them fired 24-pound shot. |
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| Courtesy US Navy/USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA |
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| Sketch of USS Constitution's Spar Deck in Old Ironsides U.S. Frigate Constitution: An Essay in Sketches |
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| John Charles Roach |
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| This drawing depicts the spar (top) deck of USS Constitution. |
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| Sketch of Two Sailors and a Gun in Old Ironsides U.S. Frigate Constitution: An Essay in Sketches |
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| John Charles Roach |
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| Crews of 9 to 14 men were assigned to each gun during battle. |
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| Sketch in Old Ironsides U.S. Frigate Constitution: An Essay in Sketches |
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| John Charles Roach |
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| Constitution is put in dry dock to receive major repairs to her hull. |
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