Keywords: US Navy 071129-N-9793B-001 Members of the National Historical Center Detachment Boston remove the foresail yard from USS Constitution.jpg en CHARLESTOWN Mass Nov 29 2007 Members of the National Historical Center Detachment Boston remove the foresail yard from USS Constitution It was the last of 12 yards to be taken down from Old Ironsides during an ongoing two-year restoration period intended to bring the ship closer to its 1812 configuration At 210 years old USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world manned by 65 active duty U S Navy Sailors and visited by nearly half a million tourists annually U S Navy photo by Seaman Brian M Brooks Released 2007-11-29 071129-N-9793B-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53794 U S Navy photo by Seaman Brian M Brooks PD-USGov-Military-Navy Military in Massachusetts USS Constitution in 21st century |