Commanders of Constitution
From 1797 to today, over 70 individuals have commanded USS Constitution. The ship’s commanding officer oversees all operations of the ship and its crew. Today, Constitution‘s commanders change every two years.
FILTER COMMANDERS
| Name | Rank | Start Date | End Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Captain
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1/13/1877
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8/15/1877
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Commander
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9/21/1991
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7/29/1995
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Captain
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1/9/1878
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8/2/1879
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Captain
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9/15/1812
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7/18/1813
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Captain
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8/2/1879
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9/25/1879
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Commander
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7/29/1995
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7/26/1997
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Commander
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2/29/2020
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1/21/2022
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Lieutenant
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12/15/1863
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4/16/1864
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Commander
|
7/22/2011
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7/26/2013
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Commander
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6/22/1985
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7/8/1987
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Commander
|
5/10/2007
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7/24/2009
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Captain
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5/30/1806
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12/8/1807
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Commander
|
8/1/1987
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9/21/1991
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Chief Warrant Officer
|
3/11/1950
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4/30/1952
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Captain
|
9/18/1849
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1/16/1851
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Commander
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Commander
|
9/5/1877
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1/9/1878
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Commander
|
7/24/2009
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7/22/2011
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Lieutenant
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7/8/1947
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12/1947
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Commander
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12/11/1972
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8/6/1974
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Captain
|
10/28/1804
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11/9/1804
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Lieutenant Commander
|
11/6/1867
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8/1/1870
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Lieutenant Commander
|
2/26/1866
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11/6/1867
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Captain
|
3/3/1835
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8/18/1838
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Commander
|
1/21/2022
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6/21/2024
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Commander
|
7/30/1999
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8/11/2001
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Commander
|
8/14/2015
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11/3/2017
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Commander
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6/30/1978
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9/26/1980
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Commander
|
7/30/2005
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5/10/2007
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Captain
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8/15/1877
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8/23/1877
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Lieutenant
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6/28/1965
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4/28/1967
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Commander
|
7/1/1931
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6/8/1934
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Captain
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10/9/1848
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9/4/1849
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Sailing Master
|
6/30/1802
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5/14/1803
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Lieutenant Commander
|
8/1/1870
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9/19/1871
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Lieutenant Commander
|
3/27/1945
|
7/8/1947
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Captain
|
6/17/1810
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9/15/1812
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Lieutenant Commander
|
4/16/1864
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2/16/1866
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Captain
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4/1/1821
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5/31/1824
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Commander
|
7/26/2013
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8/14/2015
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Lieutenant
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8/29/1963
|
6/28/1965
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Lieutenant Commander
|
8/24/1940
|
12/1941
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Captain
|
8/23/1877
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9/5/1877
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Lieutenant
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9/23/1861
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12/15/1863
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Captain
|
5/31/1824
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10/14/1825
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Commander
|
8/6/1974
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6/30/1978
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Lieutenant Commander
|
2/16/1866
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2/26/1866
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Lieutenant
|
12/1941
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3/27/1945
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Commander
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8/20/1971
|
12/11/1972
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Lieutenant Junior Grade
|
3/31/1959
|
7/1/1960
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Commander
|
7/26/1997
|
7/30/1999
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Lieutenant
|
4/30/1952
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6/22/1954
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Commander
|
3/27/1969
|
10/30/1970
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Lieutenant
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6/22/1954
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4/25/1957
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Commander
|
8/11/2001
|
7/19/2003
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Captain
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7/22/1798
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6/5/1799
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Lieutenant Junior Grade
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4/25/1957
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3/31/1959
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Captain
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7/15/1842
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2/16/1843
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Captain
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2/21/1826
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7/19/1828
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Captain
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10/14/1825
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12/5/1825
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Captain
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12/13/1843
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10/5/1846
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Lieutenant
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8/1/1860
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8/22/1860
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Lieutenant
|
1967
|
1969
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Captain
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5/14/1803
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10/28/1804
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Captain
|
1/23/1826
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2/21/1826
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Commander
|
10/30/1970
|
8/20/1971
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Captain
|
11/9/1804
|
5/30/1806
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Lieutenant
|
9/20/1860
|
9/23/1861
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Lieutenant
|
9/4/1849
|
9/18/1849
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Commander
|
12/22/1852
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6/15/1855
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Commander
|
6/21/2024
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Commander
|
6/14/1881
|
12/14/1881
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Commander
|
11/3/2017
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2/29/2020
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Captain
|
10/1/1879
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6/14/1881
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Lieutenant
|
7/1/1960
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8/29/1963
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Captain
|
7/18/1813
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7/16/1815
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Commander
|
9/26/1980
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6/22/1985
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Captain
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6/5/1799
|
9/8/1801
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Captain
|
3/1/1839
|
11/8/1841
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Chief Warrant Officer
|
12/1947
|
3/11/1950
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Commander
|
7/19/2003
|
7/30/2005
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