Boston, Massachusetts
In our Boston tour, we visited this important monument in the history of US Navy - the USS Constitution.
It was a nice bright and sunny day out with perfect blue sky. Ohh, how I love such blue skies, especially when we are traveling !!
We reached at the location by car, completed the required formalities and as we entered the area, we saw this enormous structure at the dock.
We stepped on to it and then we got the idea of how big it actually was.
The US Navy sailors are the crew members of the USS and they protect & maintain it. We communicated with them, they were very enthusiastic to provide us the details.
George Washington named this heavy watercraft after the United States Constitution.
USS Constitution is a spectacular wooden armed vessel equipped with artillery. It is a worrier ship having three masts (a vertical structure on a ship) to which huge sails were attached to catch wind when this ship was on voyage. It was constructed in 1794, launched in 1797 and was used for various wars by the United States Navy. It's primary purpose was to provide protection to the American merchant navy. This ship was retired in 1880s and was used as a receiving ship. Later in 1907, the Federal Government nominated it as a 'museum ship'.
We explored the ship by visiting all its levels. On the upper levels we saw various sailing equipments and artillery material. On the lower levels we got to see how the sailors and warriors lived on voyage and how their food was preserved. Theirs was a difficult job indeed.
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| On the war ship with USS crew |
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