Preservation Philosophies SHIP OF THESEUS Readers may be familiar with the thought experiment known as the “Ship of Theseus.” It is a philosophicalRead more

USS Constitution is living history, captured in drawings, paintings, and photographs. The legacy of “Old Ironsides’” victories and the men of ironRead more

USS Constitution during her final visit to the Washington Navy Yard in September, 1932. USS Constitution Museum. 1999.1. By David F. Winkler,Read more

Join USS Constitution‘s Commanding Officer and Crew on February 20, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. on the decks of “Old Ironsides” to commemorateRead more

USS Enterprise in 2004. Like Constitution’s live oak timbers, CVN-65’s nuclear power plant gave her an advantage of indeterminate value. [Photo courtesyRead more

Happy New Year! Since the beginning months of USS Constitution‘s 2015-2017 dry docking and restoration project, we have taken the time at theRead more

In October, the USS Constitution Museum hosted a reunion of Constitution crew that had participated in sailing the ship to Marblehead, MARead more

What a busy time the past six months have been for USS Constitution! As readers of “Restoring an Icon” know, the ship’sRead more