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USS Constitution kicks off sailing season with 21-gun salute

USS Constitution kicks off sailing season with 21-gun salute
USS Constitution kicks off sailing season with 21-gun salute 00:19

BOSTON - The USS Constitution kicked off its sailing season with a celebration on Friday.

A 21-gun salute got the ship underway, and then there was an additional 17-gun salute as the ship passed the former Edmund Hartt's Shipyard where Old Ironsides was built and launched back in 1797.

Join us for the 21 gun salute at Castle Island!

Posted by USS Constitution on Friday, May 20, 2022

The Constitution is the world's oldest commissioned warship that is still afloat. 

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