Old Ironsides - USS Constitution

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844468699544551634.post-27405889267659037492008-01-23T00:39:00.000-05:002008-01-23T01:28:26.070-05:00Old Ironsides - USS ConstitutionIf you have been to Boston and never visited the oldest commissioned US Navy ship, you gotta go! The boat was launched in 1797 and is the oldest commissioned ship afloat in the world. Its located on the north side of Boston at Pier 1. They have scheduled tours every 30 minutes... and I'll put out a warning to anyone over like 5'6"... the lower decks are NOT made for 6'9" men! HA! One of the most amazing parts about the USS Constitution is that today it is maintained by citizen donations! Check out a couple of sweet shots from one of our national treasures -> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245861706-L-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245861706-L-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245860591-L-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245860591-L-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245855220-L-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245855220-L-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245854725-L-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245854725-L-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> If 200+yr old wooden ships don't suit your fancy, then maybe a WWII Destroyer will? Also docked at Pier 1 is the USS Cassin Young. She's a Fletcher-class destroyer that saw battle in the Pacific Ocean during WWII and now serves as a floating memorial. It was a lot of fun walking around on the deck! When you first board you are greeted by a pretty sweet torpedo launcher and anti-aircraft guns. This launcher uses compressed air to propel 2000lbs torpedo's from overhead out at enemy ships up to 7 miles away. We crossed over to starboard and checked out the anti-submarine torpedo, on the way to the bow we scoped an impressive looking command center, the big guns (for a destroyer at least), and the hedgehog anti-sub weapons. Pretty cool! Time to head down to Quincy Market to get come chowder! HA! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"href="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245861940-L-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245861940-L-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"href="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245862377-L-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245862377-L-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"href="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245862472-L-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245862472-L-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"href="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245862656-L-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245862656-L-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"href="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245863239-L-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://photos.tallmanphoto.com/photos/245863239-L-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>JD Haesloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01783718483743640987noreply@blogger.com