Old Ironsides
Americannoun
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Old Ironsides sets sail about seven times a year.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2022
Claire V. Bloom, who served as executive officer and led the 1997 sail, the first time Old Ironsides had sailed under her own power since 1881.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
A woman is taking over as commanding officer of the USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, for the first time in the warship's 224-year history, the Navy announced Tuesday.
From Fox News ● Jan. 4, 2022
On display is a wooden model of the most famous of the warships, the USS Constitution, or "Old Ironsides," that was in the Oval Office when President John Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.
From Reuters ● Jul. 1, 2012
The famous frigate Constitution, better known to every wide-awake American boy and girl as "Old Ironsides," was his flagship.
From Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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