Raw Video: U.S.S. Constitution 21-Gun Salute

The U.S.S. Constitution did its annual 21-gun salute off Castle Island on the Fourth of July.

[@shuhratkessikbayev8886]

If vehicles (Including war machines) were conscious then the USS Constitution has witnessed her country evolve her navy from iron and wooden ships, to ironclads, to dreadnoughts, to high tech battleships and aircraft carriers and submarines. USS Constitution, USS Monitor, USS Arizona, USS Enterprise and USS Gerald R. Ford will always be icons of the U.S Navy.

[@frederickglass1583]

As will USS Missouri, Arizona's eternal guardian

[@dixiecyrus8136]

You forgot the Lady Lex. USS Lexington, the grey ghost.

[@fport10]

It’s such a shame the enterprise was scrapped

[@hiutfd7264]

@@frederickglass1583the arizona is a battleship !! , she need no protection from the other !!!

[@SpencerShirey1998]

Fun fact about the Constitution. She’s technically registered as a ship of war. That’s why she’s in such good shape and the maintenance is kept up

[@khristianjoshg.mercado4586]

The fact that she's been in dangerous waters for almost 300 years

[@westvirginian7412]

I like how the artillery rounds sound virtually the same when firing; just at different distances. Back then, naval warfare was essentially floating land warfare.

[@tomitiustritus6672]

And if you look at the insight perspective, you see, that the guns of the Constitution are modern breechloaders dressed up as muzzleloading cannons. So they shoot the same blank shells as the saluting land artillery.

[@MattMajcan]

it still is

[@westvirginian7412]

@@MattMajcan I reckon so. Only nowadays it's on a larger scale, and the objective is more to destroy rather than board and capture. But the setup's the same, infantry troops are still used to protect warships.

[@twodogshawkeye9968]

Shame they aren’t using traditional cannons on the ship

[@jameseldridge4185]

Native American oak trees provided the wood that deflected British cannonballs. They really did bounce off the sides of the ship.

[@unitedstatesofamerica183]

God Bless America

[@MattMajcan]

it's not as loud as i was expecting. but it sounds so pure, and powerful

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

That's because they aren't firing with actual rounds, would be loujder

[@i3lackflo]

@@recklesflam1ngo968 on recording it still wouldn't be loud.

[@user-hu8fn2jp5v]

They're not actually firing the constitutions cannons. It's a faux cannon strapped to the cannons, look at how the hms victory does it

[@WarhammerWings]

Spot the random Spirit Airlines A320 photobombing the start

[@frederickglass1583]

"AYYYY, IM FLYIN HERE!"

[@Hunterdietzman]

Awesome!

[@interstellir9545]

Just saw this when we where walking along the path didn’t except to see this very loud

[@jeremyfrey4899]

I cant wait to see her today since she's alive and well in stored I might go to her home for vacation so I can see her for the first but that history has almost brought me tears because that's the most iconic ship in history to ever the great war since 1939 to 1945

[@graysoceanworld5662]

The USS Constitution is 200 yrs old

[@EvilAnatomy]

225 years old

[@thaithommy]

Whow, salut

[@thaithommy]

And all Naval Forces yust to be proud

[@Neuwey331]

She's a fine ship, ain't she?

[@centaurus3850]

I'm pretty sure if they just slap some sails on her she can sail on her own

[@o_manam]

She has sails on right now but it would stress the masts to degrees that aren't necessary and would be hard to justify maintenance costs for. Would be incredible to see her under full sail though.

[@timesthree5757]

@@o_manam she is an active Naval warship afloat. According to regulations she must do a turn around. Meaning go out to international waters turn around and come back to port. She does this with sailors training to be NCO's. I think she is up for a refit and refurbish.

[@o_manam]

@@timesthree5757 I'm order to keep her commission its a required one nautical mile a year, so she does a turn around in the Boston harbor and does a play fight with the cannons. She's brought out with a few tugs but sometimes they'll set a couple of squares

[@timesthree5757]

@@o_manam yea I looked it back up. Over the horizon once every five years, one mile a year, 10 hours of gunnery training. Must travel at full speed under her own power every 2 years for 20 seconds. Requirements for US Navy Commission. I Imagine some of those requirements are suspended.

[@user-li8kg4ym2k]

Oh yeah

[@Spaceshotx7]

How big are those guns? how many pounds are the shots?

[@ryann6067]

She has two replica canons modified with 40mm salute guns inside the fake gunbarrels that fire blanks.

[@Spaceshotx7]

@@ryann6067 I was standing all the way at Lewis Wharf in East Boston near the Maverick T station at sunset, and even from there I was a bit shaken by the cannon blast, and I was almost 4,000ft away. How could it still be a bit loud, even standing 4,000ft away. That means im sure its loud if you were standing right outside the TD garden I imagine.

[@ryann6067]

@@Spaceshotx7its pretty loud but not too bad. Sound carries far. Ive stood on her deck right next to the gun as it was being fired (wearing ear protection). It only shoots a small blank charge.

[@Spaceshotx7]

@@ryann6067 how far away from the cannon do you have to be for it to no longer be earsplitting?

[@ryann6067]

@@Spaceshotx7 I don’t know specifically. Thats a subjective answer. And also depends on where you are standing in relation to where the muzzle is pointed. And also how close you are to it.

[@robertsilva8097]

They are not firing the Cannons authentic the right way

[@haraldisdead]

It's a modern commissioned warship, not a reenactment

[@BNRmatt]

You're correct; they have 40mm breach loaders in the bore. They're using black powder, but only a fraction of what would have really been used. Ditto with the guns ashore.

[@thaithommy]

Still alive

[@thaithommy]

Uss contitution., is made from oaks and the honkytonk first battleship

[@SOYOKAZE883]

105mm?

[@EvilAnatomy]

Black powder cannon

[@mikearakelian6368]

Doesn't it bother anyone that Constitution can't maneuver on her own???. No competent crew on board with ship handling skills; wtf???

[@Waldherz]

Would be too expensive and unencesary to get a crew to man this ship for just 1 or 2 hours. Especialy in dead wind and enclosed waters.

[@ryann6067]

No it doesnt. And she can, and there is a highly trained and skilled group who know how to sail her. This is a turn-around cruise where she turned around by a tug to weather her hull evenly when tied up at her pier. Its safer she is moved around the harbor with the aid of a tug which is much more maneuverable.

[@thaithommy]

Unsikkabale

[@haraldisdead]

Healthcare please

[@kurade1096]

says the commie

[@allyalison1043]

@@kurade1096 yeah, alr healthcare is now ileagal,

[@user-fw4nx3cr7v]

When does ny social security works towards that... And how does work ask for it... Do you mean taxi...

[@marcusarygmail]

People seem to always forget that this ship is still commissioned. Meaning it has active duty sailors stationed abord.