The nickname is "Old Ironsides" for its tough oak timbers.
The USS Constitution famously sank the British warship HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812.
"Old Ironsides" is the nickname for the warship USS Constitution.
The USS Monitor was a Union warship of radical design. Its detractors gave it the nickname of the "cheesebox on a raft".
The USS Constitution. It did not sink it but crippled and captured it
The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis delivered the A-bomb to Tinian.
the british attacked and looted the warship uss constitution
uss constitution it was a boat. Cannonballs just bounced of of its WOODEN sides.
the USS Constitution
The USS Constitution/ The Constitution
Yes, The USS Constitution defeated the HMS Guerriere, and it was during this battle that the USS Constitution earned the nickname of "Old Ironsides".
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The USS Monitor was a Union warship of radical design. Its detractors gave it the nickname of the "cheesebox on a raft".
USS Constitution
It went head to head with a British warship. During the battle, none of the cannon shots penetrated the ship's hull.
the british attacked and looted the warship uss constitution
The USS Constitution. It did not sink it but crippled and captured it
The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis delivered the A-bomb to Tinian.
The USS Monitor was the first Union ironclad warship.
the british attacked and looted the warship uss constitution