The USS Constitution was launched on Oct. 21, 1797, in Boston on this day in history. She went on to a legendary career in naval warfare, earning the famous moniker Old Ironsides.

The world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat is returning to Boston's waters. The USS Constitution is undocking Sunday, marking the end of restoration work that started two years ago.

The USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat, returned late Sunday to Boston's waters. The undocking of "Old Ironsides" marked the end of restoration work that ...

ADDS THAT THIS IS THE OLDEST COMMISSIONED WARSHIP STILL AFLOAT- In this Monday, July 17, 2017 photo the USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides," the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat ...

BOSTON – Preparations are underway for the USS Constitution's move to dry dock for major restoration. The world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat will begin undergoing two years of ...

The USS Constitution has been moved to dry dock for a major restoration project expected to take three years.

A woman is taking over as the commanding officer of the USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, for the first time in the warship’s 224-year history, the Navy announced Tuesday. Cmdr ...

The USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship in the US, and earned its nickname "Old Ironsides" during the War of 1812.

The USS Constitution is guided into a dry dock in Boston, Monday, May 18, 2015. The world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat, which was launched in 1797, will under go a major restoration ...

News World's oldest commissioned warship, USS Constitution, to sail again Published: Aug. 17, 2012, 7:06 p.m.