SML-456  U.S.S. Constitution


U.S.S. Constitution

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reference numbers SML-456: U.S.S. Constitution  (Lance 3514)
description old ironsides under sail with a backdrop of clouds
dimensions height = 4 inches; base = 6 inches wide
topics and series Topics: Military & War  Ships & Watercraft
Series: none
related items SML-695; SML-718
first issued/withdrawn/
discontinued forever		 1984/1991/-
private issue and/or limited edition & quantity limited edition of 2,500
era first introduced. Lance
value range 35/50
auction notes none
comments/observations designed in the style of Prescott W. Baston's piece, U.S.S. Massachusetts (SML-334).

GENERAL INFORMATION. Old Ironsides, as she became known during the War of 1812, became a popular subject for the Sebastian line.  It is a 44-gun frigate. It was built in Boston in 1797, one of the first six warships commissioned by the new U. S. Congress.  The Constitution received its nickname from the fact that her thick, solid oak hull would reject cannonballs.  She remains today the oldest commissioned ship of the U.S. Navy and is operated as a museum in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

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