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The USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned ship in the [[United States Navy]], having served for more than 208 years.
==Construction==
The USS Constitution was one of six frigates whose construction was authorized by [[George Washington]] in 1794 to protect the growing American merchant fleet both from the "Barbary Pirate" states of [[Morocco]], [[Tunis]], and [[Tripoli]] and the still-powerful British [[Royal Navy]]. these six ships were each built in different cities; the contract to build the USS Constitution was given to Edumund Hartt's shipyard in [[Boston]].
==references==
http://www.ussconstitution.navy.mil/
==Construction==
The USS Constitution was one of six frigates whose construction was authorized by [[George Washington]] in 1794 to protect the growing American merchant fleet both from the "Barbary Pirate" states of [[Morocco]], [[Tunis]], and [[Tripoli]] and the still-powerful British [[Royal Navy]]. these six ships were each built in different cities; the contract to build the USS Constitution was given to Edumund Hartt's shipyard in [[Boston]].
==references==
http://www.ussconstitution.navy.mil/