USS Constellation

USS Constellation

Description

Located in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

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Detailed Information
Detailed Description
USS Constellation constructed in 1854 is a sloop-of-war and the second United States Navy ship to carry this famous name. According to the US Naval Registry the original frigate was disassembled on 25 June 1853 in Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia, and the sloop-of-war was constructed in the same yard, possibly with a few recycled materials from the old frigate. USS Constellation is the last sail-only warship designed and built by the U.S. Navy. Tell them you saw this on Flymall.org
Location
Baltimore, Maryland
Documents
Today in Aviation History
May 19, 1917: National aircraft insignia - May 19, 1917 - A white star with a red dot in its center on a blue circle, and vertical red-white-blue stripes on the rudder was approved by the Army. This was temporarily replaced in Feb 1918 by a concentric red-blue-white circle until the end of World War I.