Explore The Collections
With nearly 2,000 artifacts and over 10,000 archival records, the USS Constitution Museum curates the most comprehensive collection of material related to “Old Ironsides.” The collection includes a wide range of artifacts and records that span Constitution‘s over 200-year history, including the ship’s origins, her role in the early republic, and the stories of the people who helped shape her history.
Categories
National Cruise
First Barbary War (1803-1805)
1920s Save "Old Ironsides" Campaign
Women in the Navy
Apprentice Training Squadron
USS Constitution in Popular Culture
U.S. Naval Academy School Ship
Captain John and Mrs. Caroline Gwinn
James Sever Collection
Ira Dye Collection on Early Seafarers
Gunner George Sirian
Escaping a British Squadron
Commander Charles Stewart
Midshipman Pardon Mawney Whipple
Gunner John Lord
Commander William Bainbridge
Purser Thomas J. Chew
Battle with HMS Cyane and HMS Levant
Marines
Commander Isaac Hull
Ship Portraits
Construction and Launch
War of 1812
Souvenirs
Battle with HMS Guerriere
Medicine
Life at Sea
Navigation
Arms and Armament
Battle with HMS Java
