Today the 1854 ship is the oldest U.S. warship afloat, is a major tourist attraction in Baltimore harbor.
Today the 1854 ship is the oldest U.S. warship afloat, is a major tourist attraction in Baltimore harbor.
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The USS Constellation on active duty today is an aircraft carrier.
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The third ''USS Constellation'' is an aircraft carrier (CV 64) launched from Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1960 and deactivated in 2003. It cost $400 million. On active duty in the [[Cold War]], 120,000 Sailors and Marines served aboard the ship. The arresting gear aboard counted 436,000 'traps', or aircraft landings.