![There are no images or descriptions of @USS_Constitution‘s original wheel and steering arrangement when she was launched in 1797. However, the 1804 Watch & Quarter Bill for CONSTITUTION records only two men as necessary for manning the ship’s wheel. From this information, we can infer that the ship was originally fitted with a single wheel. Retired @CBSNews anchor Walter Cronkite steers USS CONSTITUTION while underway on July 21, 1997 off the coast of Massachusetts. Commissioned on October 21, 1797, Constitution set sail unassisted for the first time in 116 years to celebrate her 200th birthday. [U.S. Navy Photo by Senior Chief Photographer Terry A. Cosgrove (Released)] Learn more about "Old Ironsides'" helm at the link in our profile. #USNavy #navy #military #maritime #Boston #American #history #heritage #museum #preservation #restoration](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s320x320/e35/c125.0.774.774/19379869_1867971120129751_3943057398255583232_n.jpg "There are no images or descriptions of @USS_Constitution‘s original wheel and steering arrangement when she was launched in 1797. However, the 1804 Watch & Quarter Bill for CONSTITUTION records only two men as necessary for manning the ship’s wheel. From this information, we can infer that the ship was originally fitted with a single wheel. Retired @CBSNews anchor Walter Cronkite steers USS CONSTITUTION while underway on July 21, 1997 off the coast of Massachusetts. Commissioned on October 21, 1797, Constitution set sail unassisted for the first time in 116 years to celebrate her 200th birthday. [U.S. Navy Photo by Senior Chief Photographer Terry A. Cosgrove (Released)] Learn more about \"Old Ironsides'\" helm at the link in our profile. #USNavy #navy #military #maritime #Boston #American #history #heritage #museum #preservation #restoration")
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