151010-N-SU274-015 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Oct. 10, 2015)
151010-N-SU274-015 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Oct. 10, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Constitution perform a War of 1812-era long gun drill in Charlestown Navy Yard as part of Constitution's weekend festivities celebr... More
Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin autographs a photo for
Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin autographs a photo for Cmdr. Sean Kearns, the 73rd commanding officer of USS Constitution, left, and Command Senior Chief Nancy Estrada during a tour of USS Constitution. Aldrin, t... More
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 17, 2015) Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 17, 2015) Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard is flooded in preparation for USS Constitution's entry scheduled to commence at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 18. Constitution will be in dry dock f... More
Sailors assigned to the Naval Submarine School Silver
Sailors assigned to the Naval Submarine School Silver Dolphin Color Guard perform a silent drill during Charlestown's annual Bunker Hill Day Parade. The parade commemorates the 239th anniversary of the Battle o... More
USS Constitution at full dress ship in its berth in
USS Constitution at full dress ship in its berth in Charlestown Navy Yard in celebration of the ship's 216th birthday. "Old Ironsides" was launched and commissioned Oct. 21, 1797, at Edmund Hartt Shipyard in Bo... More
150518-N-SU274-033 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 18, 2015)
150518-N-SU274-033 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 18, 2015) USS Constitution enters Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard to commence a multi-year planned restoration period. This is Constitution's first time in dry doc... More
Sailors assigned to Navy Band Northeast march past
Sailors assigned to Navy Band Northeast march past the 171-year-old Bunker Hill Monument during Charlestown's annual Bunker Hill Day Parade. The parade commemorates the 239th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker... More
Buzz Aldrin, retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force
Buzz Aldrin, retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force Col., poses for a photo at the helm of USS Constitution with Cmdr. Sean Kearns, Constitution's 73rd commanding officer, during a tour of 'Old Ironsides'. A... More
Cassius Cash, superintendent of Boston National Historical
Cassius Cash, superintendent of Boston National Historical Park (BNHP), talks with USS Constitution crew members about the effects of the Oct. 1 government shutdown on the ship's spar deck. Constitution and the... More
150519-N-SU274-011 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015)
150519-N-SU274-011 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015) The entire hull of USS Constitution is exposed for the first time in 19 years as Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard is dewatered. Constitution entered the d... More
150519-N-SU274-033 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015)
150519-N-SU274-033 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015) Cmdr. Sean D. Kearns, 73rd commanding officer of USS Constitution, conducts his first dry dock inspection of Old Ironsides near the conclusion of the dock's ... More
150405-N-SU274-018 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (April 5, 2015)
150405-N-SU274-018 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (April 5, 2015) Lt. Ian Underhile, a U.S. Navy chaplain assigned to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, leads an Easter sunrise service aboard USS Constitution in Charlestown Navy Y... More
150519-N-SU274-050 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015)
150519-N-SU274-050 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015) Cmdr. Sean D. Kearns, 73rd commanding officer of USS Constitution, conducts his first dry dock inspection of Old Ironsides near the conclusion of the dock's ... More
151010-N-SU274-002 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Oct. 10, 2015)
151010-N-SU274-002 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Oct. 10, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Constitution perform a War of 1812-era long gun drill in Charlestown Navy Yard as part of Constitution's U.S. Navy birthday weekend ... More
Double rainbow on the horizon
A double rainbow forms over USS Constitution after an evening thunderstorm. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter D. Melkus/Released)
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution perform a War
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution perform a War of 1812-era gun drill in Charlestown Navy Yard as part of Boston Harborfest 2013 festivities. Harborfest is an annual city-wide celebration of Boston's colonia... More
USS Constitution, US Navy Photogrpah
Cmdr. Matt Bonner, left, relinquishes his duties as the USS Constitution commanding officer to Cmdr. Sean Kearns during a change of command ceremony in Charlestown Navy Yard. Kearns became the 73rd commanding o... More
USS Constitution at full dress ship in its berth in
USS Constitution at full dress ship in its berth in Charlestown Navy Yard in celebration of the ship's 216th birthday. "Old Ironsides" was launched and commissioned Oct. 21, 1797, at Edmund Hartt Shipyard in Bo... More
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution march in Charlestown's
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution march in Charlestown's annual Bunker Hill Day Parade. The parade commemorates the 239th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, considered to be the first major battle of ... More
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 17, 2015) Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 17, 2015) Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard is flooded in preparation for USS Constitution's entry scheduled to commence at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 18. Constitution will be in dry dock f... More
Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt delivers his retirement address
Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt delivers his retirement address during his retirement ceremony aboard USS Constitution. Hunt, former director of Navy staff, retired from the U.S. Navy after 37 years of naval service.... More
Secretary of State John Kerry takes the helm of USS
Secretary of State John Kerry takes the helm of USS Constitution as Seaman Brianna Date, from Tucson, Ariz., tells Kerry and U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond about one of Constitution's War of 1812 battles... More
Climbing to ship's foremast fighting top platform
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution climb to the ship's foremast fighting top platform during the crew's final climbing evolution aboard Old Ironsides until 2018. The climbing evolution was the crew's last opp... More
Secretary of State John Kerry looks on as Cmdr. Sean
Secretary of State John Kerry looks on as Cmdr. Sean Kearns, 73rd commanding officer of USS Constitution, presents a plaque to U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on the spar deck of Old Ironsides in Charlest... More
USS Cassin Young operations
Civilian contractors prepare to moor the decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer USS Cassin Young (DD 793) to pier one in Charlestown Navy Yard. The ship, which served during World War II and the Korean War, wa... More
Shoveling snow from Winter Storm Hercules
Ship's Serviceman 2nd Class Justin Howard, from Phoenix, shovels snow through a transom gun port aboard USS Constitution following Winter Storm Hercules. The greater Boston area received nearly two feet of snow... More
Morning colors. Warship photograph collection
150405-N-SU274-048 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (April 5, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Constitution salute the national ensign as smoke clears from the firing of the ship's saluting battery during morning colors aboard ... More
150519-N-SU274-037 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015)
150519-N-SU274-037 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015) Cmdr. Sean D. Kearns, 73rd commanding officer of USS Constitution, conducts his first dry dock inspection of Old Ironsides near the conclusion of the dock's ... More
Sailors assigned to the USS Constitution march in the
Sailors assigned to the USS Constitution march in the 2013 Bunker Hill Day parade. Bunker Hill Day is observed annually in the Boston area to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, an American Revolutionary War... More
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution assist a member
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution assist a member of Constitution's maintenance and repair crew with folding the ship's mizzenmast topsail in preparation for Constitution's sail training season this spring. ... More
Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt listens to remarks given
Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt listens to remarks given by retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers during Hunt's retirement ceremony aboard USS Constitution. Hunt, former director of Navy Staff, retired from the U.S... More
Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt delivers his retirement address
Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt delivers his retirement address during his retirement ceremony aboard USS Constitution. Hunt, former director of Navy staff, retired from the U.S. Navy after 37 years of naval service.... More
USS Constitution operations
Fleet Master Chief April Beldo, right, receives a tour of the surgeon's cockpit aboard USS Constitution from Yeoman 3rd Class Esmeralda Ortega during a visit to 'Old Ironsides'. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communi... More
Buzz Aldrin, retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force
Buzz Aldrin, retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force Col., is escorted to the brow of USS Constitution by Cmdr. Sean Kearns, Constitution's 73rd commanding officer, for a tour of the ship. Aldrin, the second ... More
150502-N-SU274-013 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 2, 2015)
150502-N-SU274-013 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 2, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Constitution perform a color guard aboard the decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer USS Cassin Young (DD 793) in Charlestown Navy Ya... More
A closed notice posted at the front gate of USS Constitution
A closed notice posted at the front gate of USS Constitution in Charlestown Navy Yard. Constitution and the yard are closed to the public as a result of the government shutdown that took effect Oct. 1. (U.S. Na... More
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 17, 2015) Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 17, 2015) Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard is flooded in preparation for USS Constitution's entry scheduled to commence at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 18. Constitution will be in dry dock f... More
150519-N-SU274-051 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015)
150519-N-SU274-051 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015) Cmdr. Sean D. Kearns, 73rd commanding officer of USS Constitution, conducts his first dry dock inspection of Old Ironsides near the conclusion of the dock's ... More
150518-N-SU274-024 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 18, 2015)
150518-N-SU274-024 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 18, 2015) USS Constitution enters Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard to commence a multi-year planned restoration period. This is Constitution's first time in dry doc... More
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution perform a
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution perform a 17th-century-era boarding pike drill in Charlestown Navy Yard as part of Boston Harborfest 2013 festivities. Harborfest is an annual city-wide celebration of Bosto... More
Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt delivers his opening remarks
Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt delivers his opening remarks at the commencement of his retirement ceremony aboard USS Constitution. Hunt, former director of Navy Staff, retired from the U.S. Navy after 37 years of n... More
Seaman Adam LaMantia, from Addison, Ill., climbs the
Seaman Adam LaMantia, from Addison, Ill., climbs the foremast of USS Constitution for the first time while being supervised by Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Michael Schmid, from Marietta, Ga., during a sail train... More
Sailors assigned to the USS Constitution march past
Sailors assigned to the USS Constitution march past Saint Francis de Sales Parish during the 2013 Bunker Hill Day parade. Bunker Hill Day is observed annually in the Boston area to commemorate the Battle of Bun... More
150405-N-SU274-009 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (April 5, 2015)
150405-N-SU274-009 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (April 5, 2015) Lt. Ian Underhile, a U.S. Navy chaplain assigned to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, leads an Easter sunrise service aboard USS Constitution in Charlestown Navy Y... More
150518-N-SU274-045 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 18, 2015)
150518-N-SU274-045 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 18, 2015) USS Constitution enters Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard to commence a multi-year planned restoration period. This is Constitution's first time in dry doc... More
Buzz Aldrin, retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force
Buzz Aldrin, retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force Col., second from right, receives a tour of USS Constitution's spar deck from Boatswain's Mate 1st Class William Sanchez during a visit to Boston. Aldrin, ... More
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 17, 2015) Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 17, 2015) Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard is flooded in preparation for USS Constitution's entry scheduled to commence at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 18. Constitution will be in dry dock f... More
Engineman 3rd Class Dominique Robinson, left, and Yeoman
Engineman 3rd Class Dominique Robinson, left, and Yeoman 2nd Class Michael Bresnahan strike the flag of Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt at the conclusion of Hunt's retirement ceremony aboard USS Constitution. Hunt, f... More
Buzz Aldrin, retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force
Buzz Aldrin, retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force Col., far right, tours USS Constitution during a visit to Boston. Aldrin, the second person to ever walk on the surface of the moon, was the lunar module p... More
150518-N-SU274-102 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 18, 2015)
150518-N-SU274-102 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 18, 2015) USS Constitution enters Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard to commence a multi-year planned restoration period. This is Constitution's first time in dry doc... More
151010-N-SU274-019 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Oct. 10, 2015)
151010-N-SU274-019 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Oct. 10, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Constitution perform a War of 1812-era long gun drill in Charlestown Navy Yard as part of Constitution's U.S. Navy birthday weekend ... More
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class William Sanchez, left, Naval
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class William Sanchez, left, Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Jonathan Smitherman, and Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Christopher Haws secure a gun port hatch for a 24-pound long gun abo... More
USS Constitution during Winter Storm Hercules
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution walk near the ship's berth in Charlestown Navy Yard during Winter Storm Hercules. More than 12 inches of snow is forecast for the greater Boston area. (U.S. Navy photo by Ma... More
Sailors assigned to the USS Constitution march past
Sailors assigned to the USS Constitution march past the Bunker Hill Monument during the 2013 Bunker Hill Day parade. Bunker Hill Day is observed annually in the Boston area to commemorate the Battle of Bunker H... More
150518-N-SU274-087 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 18, 2015)
150518-N-SU274-087 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 18, 2015) A tug boat positions a caisson in the sill of Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard following the entry of USS Constitution into the dock for a multi-year plan... More
150519-N-SU274-003 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015)
150519-N-SU274-003 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015) The entire hull of USS Constitution is exposed for the first time in 19 years as Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard is dewatered. Constitution entered the d... More
Ship's Serviceman 2nd Class Justin Howard, left, from
Ship's Serviceman 2nd Class Justin Howard, left, from Phoenix, and Seaman Samantha Hurtado, from Delano, Calif., wipe down a gun port during a field day cleaning evolution aboard USS Constitution. Constitution ... More
USS Constitution sailors secure a sail
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution secure a sail to a yard on the ship's mizzenmast. Constitution sailors conduct sail training during spring and summer months to learn seamanship techniques utilized aboard O... More
USS Constitution weathers snowstorm
Visitors to USS Constitution walk near the ship's berth during a snowstorm in Charlestown Navy Yard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter D. Melkus/Released)
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution fold the ship's
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution fold the ship's mizzenmast topsail in preparation for Constitution's sail training season this spring. Constitution's sails, made of Oceanus ship's cloth, are stored in the ... More
Damage Controlman Fireman Tony Dailey, left, from Richland,
Damage Controlman Fireman Tony Dailey, left, from Richland, Iowa, and Seaman Brianna Date, from Tucson, Ariz., give a tour of USS Constitution's spar deck to Secretary of State John Kerry and U.K. Foreign Secre... More
150609-N-SU274-003 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (June 9, 2015)
150609-N-SU274-003 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (June 9, 2015) Visitors line up outside of Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard to board USS Constitution. Constitution has reopened for public visitation hours for the firs... More
Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt departs USS Constitution
Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt departs USS Constitution with his wife Josi following the conclusion of Hunt's retirement ceremony aboard "Old Ironsides." Hunt, former director of Navy Staff, retired from the U.S. Na... More