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USNI NEWS Video: USS Constitution is Getting a Mast Makeover

17 August 2023

USS Constitution moored in Boston on Aug. 7, 2023. USNI News Photo

ABOARD FRIGATE USS CONSTITUTION – The oldest warship afloat looked skeletal moored in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston with no sails.
A ship without sails is common for the modern Navy, but for USS Constitution, the sheets of advanced polyester designed to look like flax cloth are a crucial part of the 226-year-old frigate’s structure.

The reason for the bare look is Old Ironsides is going through a major repair, Constitution...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/16/usni-news-video-uss-constitution-is-getting-a-mast-makeover

First Woman to Take Command of Historic USS Constitution

5 January 2022

A couple of firsts for the U.S. Navy this week. For the first time in its 224-year history, the USS Constitution will have its first female Commanding Officer. On Friday,…

https://gcaptain.com/first-woman-to-take-command-of-historic-uss-constitution/

FreightWaves Classics: Port of Boston was America’s first seaport

3 March 2021

A photo of Conley Terminal, part of the Port of Boston complex. (Photo: Port of Boston)

This is the first in an ongoing series of articles on U.S. ports.

America’s ports are a key part of the U.S. transportation network. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, maritime vessels carry 53% and 38% of U.S. imports and exports, respectively, by value.

Among U.S. airports, seaports and border crossings, the Port of Boston ranked 69th in imports/exports at the end of 2020. While it is no longer among the nation’s busiest ports, it remains both an active and historic port.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics:-port-of-boston-was-america

Names of future US Navy frigates confirmed

8 October 2020

US Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite has confirmed that the six ships in the US Navy’s newest class of guided missile frigates (FFG(X)) will be named ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/ships-naval/names-of-future-us-navy-frigates-confirmed/

Graveyard Ceremony Commemorates When U.S., Russia Were the Closest of Allies

12 February 2020

Russian students listen to a Russian naval officer in the Annapolis National Cemetery, Md. USNI News Photo

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In the back corner of a cemetery, just down the road from the U.S. Naval Academy, is the grave of Nikolay Demidoff. He was a Russian sailor who died during a little-remembered episode more than 150 years ago when Russia was one of the only friends Washington had.

Last week, a contingent from the Embassy of the Russian Federation, including diplomats, representatives of the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/02/12/graveyard-ceremony-commemorates-when-u-s-russia-were-the-closest-of-allies