U.S.S. Constitution sails under her own power

For the first time in 130 year, U.S.S. Constitution, the oldest warship in the Navy inventory, sailed under her own power in Boston Harbor.

[@MrJ567]

I would love to see them truly throw the sails open on that thing and sail up and down the coast. Man, that would be a sight to see!

[@shadowsrwolf]

ya too bad it is under motor all the time with sails out just for looks and not even all the canvas is up

[@drby0788]

@@shadowsrwolf they literally just said that she was sailing under her own power.

[@briscoedarling3237]

@@shadowsrwolf If you look at the videos of this ship in dry dock, there is not a propeller anywhere on her hull. This is a SAILING frigate, not a motor boat.

[@shadowsrwolf]

@@briscoedarling3237 holly fuck dude late to the party by 2 years

[@honorguardsfencingclub7322]

@@shadowsrwolf a reply to a 2-year-old comment doesn't change the fact that the ship was built long before engines and propellers we're invented, and if you knew how square-rigged vessels operate, you'd know that the number of sails set is determined by weather and sea conditions.

[@SRP3572]

absolutely beautiful. she is a most beautiful ship and this brings tears to my eyes seeing her sail by herself once again.

[@Packsuperbowl]

A true symbol of American tyranny and conquest. Disgusting

[@huntercurts9998]

@@Packsuperbowl how?

[@lordbear7789]

@@Packsuperbowl yeah like actually how

[@morefiction3264]

@@Packsuperbowl The only people need fear the United States are the tyrants.

[@WhoTFVotedBiden]

Most beautiful ship?🥴

[@MrTomengle]

How very very special for the US Navy Sailors on board this wonderful ship. God Bless our Navy!!

[@Vigilante-3-1]

Thank you United States for keeping this beauty and piece of world history sailing! 🇺🇸

[@blitzy3244]

A shame they scrapped the USS Enterprise

[@tomservo5347]

That would be quite the experience being in the USN and finding out your assigned ship is the Constitution since she is still commissioned.

[@Wmoore1]

It's a special command you have to actually apply for. Like the blue angels or the tomb of the unknown. It's pretty difficult to get accepted for it.

[@Ferndalien]

at 1:18, "...those guys back then, they were pretty tough" The phrase I remember is "wooden ships, and iron men."

[@derekpendergraft9948]

the amazing flagshp of the us navy she truly is the greatest

[@frankblangeard8865]

"We will sail under our own power for the first time since 1997" 0:28

[@aleccap5946]

Its fantastic to see such a ship at sea, a living breathing museum, all you need, is the crew dressed from that time period and all modern electrical elements completely hidden from view

[@philippesauvie639]

OLD IRONSIDES POEM 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! O, better that her shattered hulk 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 thread-bare sail, And give her to the god of storms,- The lightning and the gale!

[@Redsparrow633]

simply a breath taking sight

[@rolfjohansen5376]

the sight of that ship at sea fully rigged can make a grown man cry of joy

[@southronjr1570]

And to think, there were members of Congress who wanted to scrap her and turn her into firewood at one time, there was actually quite a political battle to keep her preserved. At least we did, unlike our war of 1812 foes who sent the single most decorated ship, of their entire navies half of a mellinia of history, to the breakers. Funny though, she wouldn't go, she kept slipping her tow lines and finally slipped it one last time and was driven so hard aground that she could be pulled off. They ended up scrapping her in place as best they could then let her be. If you wondering, I am referring to HMS Warspite.

[@EtzEchad]

Amazing! What a great event.

[@becausereasons9777]

God Bless America.

[@davidreed3357]

For the 5 people giving this a thumbs down...God Bless America

[@terragthegreat175]

When the ships were made of wood, and the men were made of iron.

[@donaldbadowski290]

In 1992 me and a buddy of mine visited the USS Constitution, and the sailor giving the tour said the reason it doesn't sail anymore is because no one knew how. I asked him what about all the crews from those Tall Ships. Wouldn't they know how? Answer was No, because the rigging was totally different. Glad to see they got it figured out.

[@mikearakelian6368]

Non sense! Crew of constitution should go to European tall ship school to learn square rigger ship handling! And to have a real ship master would help...how about period uniforms...still workable have a real ship master who knows how to sail!!!!

[@donaldbadowski290]

@@mikearakelian6368 , it was 1992, these were US sailors, and no one was going to send them to school. Doesn't matter now, they got it figured out.

[@gawainethefirst]

The US Navy also had to relearn 18th century shipwrighting.

[@andrewgala6670]

what a beautiful ship

[@saturner420]

What a beauty!! Now imagine these next to a VOC ship, what a sight to behold that would’ve been!!! Can’t imagine what it would’ve been inside such a ship, let alone a battle

[@Vigilance108]

Its fascinating how the USS Constitution is still capable of sailing under her own power

[@PatriotGamer44]

the American flagship if I am correct a truly great ship

[@jakecurry7367]

Well, she is still sailing, second oldest warship afloat. Pretty good feat in my book. The oldest is the HMS Victory. But the Victory has been in dock since 1922 sooo. It was never defeated (kind of obvious though), sunk I think 5 ships? Maybe 6. Not many ships ever can boast that. Maybe Ships of the line but not frigates, especially those with 44 guns. Not to mention the crew was one of, if not the most elite crew in the U.S. Navy throughout it's service. And the fact that is is the oldest COMMISSIONED warship in the world. And the only ship in the U.S. Navy to have sunk an enemy ship besides aircraft carriers. Because its actually the planes. It is a piece of American history that we are proud to still have around. Sorry we don't have any billion year old castles for you to visit.

[@jakecurry7367]

The USS Simpson has sunk an enemy ship but after her retirement the honor went to the USS Constitution.

[@david-1775]

She IS the oldest warship afloat. If they British ever put the Victory back in the water they could take the honor back but as it has been almost 100 years since her hull touched the ocean it is kinda of hard to say she is afloat. It is also kind of hard to say she is commissioned as a naval vessel if you ask me. The HMS Victory is a truly remarkable ship and I would love to see her back in the water.

[@wjsnow2195]

The Victory is neither afloat nor was it continuously commissioned. It’s been decommissioned at least once and hasn’t touched water for longer than most of us have been alive. The British recommissioned it to say they have the oldest commissioned ship in the world, but that would be like the US bringing the Wright flyer into the USAF to claim we have the oldest military aircraft.

[@lordsnivyofnottingham2948]

I would kill for orders to Old Ironsides.

[@haroldmclean3755]

She's Gorgeous 😍👍

[@jonstafford1776]

More like the first time in 15 years. She sailed under her own power in 1997.

[@AndrewTheRadarMan]

Hope they build a replica ship from the civil war era, it would be nice seeing a screw sloop too joining the sailing fleet

[@thaddeuskyle572]

Or they could sail USS Constellation up from Baltimore Inner Harbor.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

Thaddeus Kyle I've been aboard the Constellation recently. They still have a lot of work before she's sea worthy again. But I would love to see that happen

[@badcornflakes6374]

C.S.S. Virginia coming to a harbor near you

[@moonspots01]

Awesome!

[@oldschoolgreentube]

I know its blasphemy to say, but if they want to get her under full sail, they could consult with the Coast Guard. They run the USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) She is the only active commissioned sailing vessel in U.S. military service, and one of only two commissioned sailing vessels in the world.

[@fishsquishguy1833]

Didn’t we take her from Germany as war booty? She’s steel hulled too right? Now I gotta go google the Eagle

[@nathanschroeder4871]

One of three* USS Constitution, USCGC Eagle and HMS Victory are all commissioned sailing ships, though Victory can no longer sail under her own power.

[@Wmoore1]

@@nathanschroeder4871 a sail boat that can't sail isn't a sail boat.

[@Odin029]

I've never visited Constitution and I always wondered if her guns were real or just realistic looking. From the way those guys were pulling at 1:22, I know they're real

[@jacobpgood724]

A lot of them are replicas. But they keep a certain number of guns for saluting

[@dbernardstevens475]

Mostly replicas, probably a few originals. But the saluting guns that fire are interesting because they are “modern” 40mm saluting guns disguised as the original cannons. They take the decorative breech off to reveal the smaller saluting gun hidden inside. So that’s basically a 2-inch charge. imagine the power/sound/smoke of using the full power charge for the 24 and 32 pdrs!

[@morefiction3264]

@@dbernardstevens475 8 pounds of powder to fire some of them. That's a heck of a bang.

[@jacktattis]

Good to see The US is the only country with the money to do this

[@dixiecyrus8136]

And worth every damn penny.

[@paulazmudzinski9225]

An apocryphal story. Many years ago, Queen Elizabeth II was touring the Constitution. As she walked the gun deck, she noticed that on a few of the 24 pounders was the British Royal Crest. She turnd to her husband Prince Phillip, and said "When we return, we'll have to speak to the Prime Minister about foreign arms sales"'. -mikenotpaula.

[@frederickengland4204]

THIS CURRENT QUEEN IS 100G TOTALHIGH CLASS

[@chalkzerep4023]

These men should be in colonial era outfits!

[@nathanstrange6191]

2:10 Man they even found a plankowner.

[@Shadowkey392]

Cool!

[@innocentbystander3798]

Curious... seems Old Ironsides is simultaneously too complex, difficult, valuable, and dangerous to actually operate nowadays.

[@zachwesthoff692]

She survived 3 battles its fine

[@natelav534]

John adams had just become president the first time this ship sailed.

[@Big-lron]

It makes me sad that she wasn't even halfway rigged

[@d.b.1176]

Back when men were men.

[@deepsouthredneck1]

That camo looks ridiculous.

[@becausereasons9777]

You look ridiculous.

[@5tonyvvvv]

I was on that ship! And im a Veteran of the revolutionary war! Go Ask Don Shipley!

[@PeelosopherBananaCrates]

Why would they use camo? The range of those cannons is a whole lot

[@giannisf19]

Cross the Atlantic with her.

[@thaddeuskyle572]

Not likely, considering the fact that she's almost 221 years old and the US Navy wouldn't want to risk losing her.

[@nguyenthisaunguyenthi1319]

Uss constitution is a best of fire power speed and reload

[@vipertwenty249]

They went to all that trouble in crew training and preparing the ship, towed her out, raised the sails - and the wind dropped to zero. So they never did it again. Bit sad really.

[@dbernardstevens475]

They sailed her in a similar way in 1997, so it’s a rare thing but whether they sail her is not based on wind but rather expense and risk of wear and tear to a 225 year old ship.

[@CABOOSEBOB]

That’s the dream

[@sweetwolfasmraudio6726]

Now granted its comissioned yes. But since it probably will never fight again, and if it did it honestly wouldnt be effective, why arent the crew armed and dressed with sword and gun from 1797 like they wouldve been, would be great for everybody id think

[@carljung9230]

well that was a disappointment; only a fraction of the sails hoisted :(

[@efox2001]

Not even a breath of wind in those sails. It looked more like someone's laundry hung out to dry. Such a sad sight for such a great ship.

[@keithshergold9257]

Well, as Stevie Ray Vaughan says "Can't stop the wind if the wind wanna blow". I guess the opposite is true, as well.

[@jonathanbaird8109]

Me and the boys with a letter of marque on the way to take Russian ships

[@pgn33]

Isn't HMS Victory, currently docked in Portsmouth, England, older than US Constitution?

[@gsmurfen74]

It is, and the Vasa in Stockholm is even older. The difference is that the Constitution is still commissioned. (Just don't know what it's actually commissioned *as* - a commissioned warship would usually fill some kind of role other than a museum.)

[@ClementinesCoins]

@@gsmurfen74 victory is also commissioned still, making it the oldest commissioned in the world. constitution is just the oldest commissioned ship still afloat

[@mikejschin]

Yes, HMS Victory was launched in 1765, the USS Constitution in 1797.

[@thecrusader8711]

Weres Iron Sides?

[@joebutterman3084]

Why is the crew wearing cami?

[@innocentbystander3798]

That's the Navy's current "working" uniform.

[@joebutterman3084]

@@innocentbystander3798 Well, it's not appropriate; not traditional, and not maritime. Probably another one of those "one size fits all" fixations that warps the Pentagon every once in awhile.

[@innocentbystander3798]

@@joebutterman3084 Concur.

[@hypercomms2001]

Time for a refit... up gun with Tomahawk cruise missiles and Phalanx anti missile gun... !!

[@ClockCutter]

Why on earth are sailors wearing camouflage?

[@MarkiusFox]

+ClockCutter Because some hard charging officer made a big business deal with all the suppliers. Literally, no generic brands were allowed, and only very few companies were authorized for wear. iirc, it's not going to live much longer. Plus, the Navy already uses a few patterns for land operations.

[@ClockCutter]

***** Hmm. Maybe someone should check that officer's accounts.

[@luuk341]

because it it an active duty ship. So dresscode has to be adhered to is my guess

[@luuk341]

ClockCutter I could not tell you.

[@Crazy_Kakoos]

+ClockCutter you're asking why our modern navel uniforms don't look like sailor uniforms 200 years ago?

[@bixfrisbee2623]

What a waste of taxpayer money. Vote Donald Trump in 2024 to cut wasteful spending.

[@skipsassy1]

trade wars have begun - Navy were the cheapest labor compared to union labor and no way they could use Asian foreign crews without embarrassment. That's the real merchant marine truth. All else are irrelevant facts.

[@Trolovinski]

Fallout 4

[@cliffcampbell8827]

I would think that there is a lot more to this video and it should have more than 66,000 views but boobtube can't have people feeling patriotic about the U.S. now can they?

[@celtictexan]

So they pick a day with no wind? LOL