USS Constitution
The USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides", completed in the 1790s, is still a commissioned warship of the US Navy.
A very fast warship used during the war of 1812 by the US Navy was a frigate.
USS Vincennes
Until her retirement in January 2009, the Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was the second ship with the oldest active status in the Navy. The USS Constitution still holds the distinction of being the oldest active Navy warship.
The complement of officers and enlisted crew aboard the 42-gun Navy warship Bonhomme Richard was approximately 380.
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One example: USS Enterprise (CV-6)
The first Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier is the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). She has been in commission since 1961, the second longest commissioned Navy warship behind the USS Constitution. She is also the longest Naval vessel in the world.She is scheduled for decommissioning in 2013.
Glenn Curtiss made the first aircraft for the US Navy
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Cannons, rifles, pistols, and swords were weapons of the era.The US Navy's first ironclad warship, the USSMonitor, made it's debut in the American Civil War. See the related link listed below for more information:
Glenn Curtiss built the first aircraft for the US Navy in 1910.