the USS Constitution. This frigate famously battled a Royal Navy ship during the War of 1812 and is still commissioned in the 21st century. By Chris Capelluto Updated on Nov 20, 2020 10:20 PM EST ...

USS Constitution was one ... under Commodore John Rodgers. By early 1812, relations with Great Britain had deteriorated and the Navy began preparing for war, which was declared June 20.

Quartermaster 1st Class Alex Guenther, a Schuylkill County native, is on assignment aboard the world’s oldest commissioned ...

Guenther, of Gordon, is doing a tour of duty on the USS Constitution, nicknamed Old Ironsides due to its resistance to British cannonballs during the War of 1812. Launched on Oct. 21, 1797 ...

Seaman Jhamol Riley from St Catherine, climbs the shrouds aboard the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, USS ...

While there was a period of peace after Tripoli, the USS Constitution would soon find itself facing off against the mighty British Navy in the War of 1812. The ship participated in many battles ...