July 25 2017
The U.S. Navy's oldest commissioned warship is back in Boston's waters.
The USS Constitution was refloated Sunday after a two-year restoration at Dry Dock 1 at Charlestown Navy Yard, Mass., reports the Navy NewsStand.
"Old Ironsides" entered the dry dock on May 18, 2015, for the work, which included the replacement of 100 hull planks and the required caulking; re-construction of the ship's cutwater on the bow; and the ongoing preservation of repair of the ship's rigging,...
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