070818-N-2893B-001 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Aug. 14, 2007) - USS Constitution crewmembers perform gun drills on a 5,600-lb. long gun replica, demonstrating the firing sequence employed by Sailors aboard the ship 200 years ago. Every year, the USS Constitution MuseumÕs Victory Day commemorates the Aug. 19, 1812, defeat of HMS Guerriere by USS Constitution. At 209 years old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 64 active duty Sailors and visited by nearly half-a-million tourists annually. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Bro
070818-N-2893B-001 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Aug. 14, 2007) - USS Constitution crewmembers perform gun drills on a 5,600-lb. long gun replica, demonstrating the firing sequence employed by Sailors aboard the ship 200 years ago. Every year, the USS Constitution MuseumÕs Victory Day commemorates the Aug. 19, 1812, defeat of HMS Guerriere by USS Constitution. At 209 years old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 64 active duty Sailors and visited by nearly half-a-million tourists annually. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (RELEASED) US Navy 070818-N-2893B-001 USS Constitution crewmembers perform gun drills on a 5,600-lb. long gun replica, demonstrating the firing sequence employed by Sailors aboard the ship 200 years ago
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