150220-N-SU274-029 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Feb. 20, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Constitution fire a round from the ship's saluting battery to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of Old Ironsides' dual victory against the Royal Navy ships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant in her final battle of the War of 1812. The battle, which took place on Feb. 20, 1815 near the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira, was fought three days after the stateside ratification of the Treaty of Ghent, which officially ended the war. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Melkus/Released) Commemorat
150220-N-SU274-029 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Feb. 20, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Constitution fire a round from the ship's saluting battery to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of Old Ironsides' dual victory against the Royal Navy ships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant in her final battle of the War of 1812. The battle, which took place on Feb. 20, 1815 near the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira, was fought three days after the stateside ratification of the Treaty of Ghent, which officially ended the war. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Melkus/Released) Commemoration shot 150220-N-SU274-029
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