Postcard US-6030166

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An interesting post card from USA featuring the USS Constitution nicknamed Old Iron side), Boston Harbour, Massachusetts.
Nicknamed Old Iron sides when cannon balls bounced off her oak planking.
Description by Viswas Menon, India
vistar, India
vistar said:
posted over 4 years ago

An interesting post card from USA featuring the USS Constitution nicknamed Old Iron side), Boston Harbour, Massachusetts.
Nicknamed Old Iron sides when cannon balls bounced off her oak planking, undefeated in 40 historic battles Built in Boston in 1797 is a living museum of Naval History Every year on 4th July, with decorative flags flying and her cannon booming, the Constitution is towed out into the harbour and turned around to be weathered at her permanent dock in Charlestown.

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