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Britain states that her wooden sailing ship HMS Victory is the oldest commissioned warship in the world.
The oldest prison in New Zealand is the Napier prison which was commissioned in 1862.
The USS Constitution is the oldest comissioned ship in the US Navy. The USS Constitution is "Old Ironsides" and is the oldest ship still commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
The USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides", completed in the 1790s, is still a commissioned warship of the US Navy.
The U.S.S. Constitution never sank!!! To this day it is a commissioned ship in the United States Navy and still operational and afloat. Although she is not the oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat (HMS Victory is about 30 years older), the USS Constitution holds the title of being the world's oldest commissioned naval veseel AFLOAT.
Great Pyramid of Giza which was commissioned by Khufu.
Since Captain Samuel Nicholas was the first commissioned officer from 5 November 1775 until other officers were commissioned the oldest rank would have to be the rank of Captain. He was advanced to the rank of Major on 25 June 1776 and remained in Philadelphia until the war ended.
The USS Constitution was commissioned in 1797 and is still in active service and the HMS Victory was commissioned in 1778 by the Royal Navy and is in active service. These are kept active for sentimental reasons, but they are in active service in both Navies
In Portugal the oldest child does not have any specific role. Not cultural not even a special legal status. Its is expected, though, that the oldest child, specially if a male, protect his younger siblings.
Magellen's brother-in-law was Duarte Barbosa, a Portuguese writer and Portuguese India officer between 1500 and 1516-17. His "Book of Duarte Barbosa" is one of the oldest examples of the Portuguese travel literature.
USS Constitution. Aka "Old Ironsides." Simply because it's the oldest ship in the Navy still commissioned.
The oldest know Japanese woodblock prints dates back to the the eighth century. Empress Koken commissioned one million wooden pagodas containing small scrolls with printed Buddhist text in 764.