USS Constitution‘s carronades, long guns, upper masts, and yards were removed to lighten the ship before floating her into dry dock for restoration on May 18, 2015.
The Author(s)
Margherita Desy, Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command Detachment Boston
Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command
Margherita M. Desy is the Historian for USS Constitution at Naval History and Heritage Command Detachment Boston.