{"id":2277,"date":"2013-07-04T16:26:19","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T20:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2013-08-26T20:54:15","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T00:54:15","slug":"uss-constitution-turn-around-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/?p=2277","title":{"rendered":"USS Constitution turn-around cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We took a little time off today to celebrate our national independence, and to watch the oldest commissioned warship in the world make one of her periodic turnaround cruises in Boston harbor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.navy.mil\/ussconstitution\/\" target=\"_blank\">USS Constitution (IX 21)<\/a> was commissioned in 1797, and has been a museum ship since 1907. \u00a0She is periodically towed into the middle harbor where she salutes, and in turn is saluted by, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonfortindependence.com\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Independence<\/a>. \u00a0She is then re-berthed in the opposite direction to spread the effects of weather evenly over the hull and rigging.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-girls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2281\" alt=\"The girls on the paddleboat\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-girls-e1373738438936-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-girls-e1373738438936-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-girls-e1373738438936-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We watched the turnaround from a Boston harbor cruise boat. \u00a0Fortunately, it isn&#8217;t a dry ship&#8230;a cold Corona went down well for all three of us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-outbound.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2283\" alt=\"USS Constitution outbound\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-outbound-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-outbound-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-outbound-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-outbound-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Constitution hasn&#8217;t been under sail since 2012. \u00a0Power for the turnaround cruise came from a tugboat. \u00a0There were a lot of other vessels escorting her into the harbor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-firing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2280\" alt=\"USS Constitution firing\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-firing-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-firing-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-firing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-firing-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even from a half-mile away, the powder charges were very loud!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-returning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2279\" alt=\"USS Constitution returning\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-returning-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-returning-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-returning-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/USS-Constitution-returning-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One final picture with the tugboat on the other side&#8230;the Constitution is a beautiful ship!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We took a little time off today to celebrate our national independence, and to watch the oldest commissioned warship in the world make one of her periodic turnaround cruises in Boston harbor. 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