Constitution taken out for a spin

By adamg on Wed, 07/04/2018 - 4:33pm

Matt Frank was among the many people who watched Old Ironsides on its stately cruise from the Charlestown Navy Yard to Castle Island and back again today.

USS Constitution on its way. #charlestown @universalhub pic.twitter.com/2N03WnqjNW

— Garry Waldeck (@Garrywaldeck) July 4, 2018

“Old Ironsides” @USSConstitution and her CO CDR Shick salute to the crowds gathered at Fort Independence. @gmcphoto pic.twitter.com/5pecLA2vDN

— Constitution Museum (@USSConstMuseum) July 4, 2018

USS Constitution boat parade. Happy 4th of July! @universalhub pic.twitter.com/HTtIRiYaCU

— Eric Ballard (@omiceric) July 4, 2018

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Shes beautiful

By anon on Wed, 07/04/2018 - 4:52pm.

God bless America!

Unlike the Boston Globe, you know that the ship did not "sail"

By Ron Newman on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 8:46am.

The Globe should know better, especially as their photo doesn't show a single sail up.

I was so utterly dissapointed

By Matt Frank on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 1:59pm.

I was so utterly dissapointed in the lack of sails! I have a tall ship photo looking from Boston into the harbor and I wanted this photo but with some sails up as a companion piece... I had lots of great shots planned out based of off different numbers of sails open. Without the bulk it was hard to get shots that really stood out.

I also avoided, in all my Tweets, any usage of the word sail LOL.

Yes, but ...

By adamg on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 2:56pm.

As a certain member of the household told me in no uncertain terms, I blew it by referring to the Constitution as "it" rather than "she."

I think we

By cw in boston on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 6:58pm.

discussed this a few years ago. I'm in the "it" camp, but most favored "she."