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Subject: Re: The Eagle of the Sea

Author:
Bob

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Date Posted: 08:37:31 09/25/12 Tue
In reply to: Wes 's message, "The Eagle of the Sea" on 11:06:19 08/25/12 Sat

USS Constitution - 33 wins, 0 losses

She was originally intended as a bribe (gift) to one of the Barbary Beys so they would stop attacking the US merchant ships in the Mediterranean. Fortunately, that got quashed.

After she had her active life, she was modified as a side-wheeled steamer and as a hulk used for office space.

She did sail in 2000. The only suit of sail she has now is her "battle suit". Just enough sail to all her precise maneuvering.

She is the oldest commissioned ship still in service in the world. HMS Victory is now a permanent display museum.

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[> Subject: Re: The Eagle of the Sea

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Greg B.
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Date Posted: 13:18:39 09/27/12 Thu

Nicely written! I'd seen a much more prosaic news item, but without the Oliver Wendell Holmes connection.

Having just bought a 40 year-old fiberglass sailboat because it was "affordable" (ie. needing work), I can't imagine the maintenance needs of a 200+ year-old wooden hull. But I'm sure glad nobody in Congress has pointed to that item in the budget as one that should be eliminated.