U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION WARSHIP US NAVY OLD IRONSIDES 12 OZ GLASSES SET OF 4 for Sale

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U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION WARSHIP US NAVY OLD IRONSIDES 12 OZ GLASSES SET OF 4 For Sale

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U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION WARSHIP US NAVY OLD IRONSIDES 12 OZ GLASSES SET OF 4:
$39.99

FOR SALE IS A VERY RARE VINTAGE SET OF 4 U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION WARSHIP US NAVY OLD IRONSIDES 12 OZ DRINKING GLASSES. THESE ARE NEW OLD STOCK AND WERE ACQUIRED ON THE NAVAL BASE I WORKED ON IN 1997 TO COMMEMORATE THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF WHEN THE SHIP WAS LAUNCHED IN 1797. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN USED AND ARE NEW OLD STOCK THAT HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY STORED AWAY OVER THE YEARS.
THIS IS THE WORLD\'S OLDEST COMMISSIONED NAVAL WARSHIP STILL AFLOAT IN THE BOSTON HARBOR BAY. SHE WAS LAUNCHED IN 1797, ONE OF SIX ORIGINAL FRIGATES AUTHORIZED FOR CONSTRUCTION BY THE NAVAL ACT OF 1794 AND THE THIRD CONSTRUCTED. THE NAME \"CONSTITUTION\" WAS AMONG TEN NAMES SUBMITTED TO PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON BY SECRETARY OF WAR TIMOTHY PICKERING IN MARCH OF 1795 FOR THE FRIGATES THAT WERE TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
HER FIRST DUTIES WERE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR AMERICAN MERCHANT SHIPPING DURING THE QUASI-WAR WITH FRANCE AND TO DEFEAT THE BARBARY PIRATES IN THE FIRST BARBARY WAR. CONSTITUTION IS MOST NOTED FOR HER ACTIONS DURING THE WAR OF 1812 AGAINST THE UNITED KINGDOM, WHEN SHE CAPTURED NUMEROUS MERCHANT SHIPS AND DEFEATED FIVE BRITISH WARSHIPS: HMS GUERRIERE, JAVA, PICTOU, CYANE, AND LEVANT.