Top shot of the USS Constitution in dry dock in 1996 Boston ... along with other wooden support rigging, will be used to keep the ship in a stable state while allowing workers to reach her every ...

Rigging, including climbing nets ... A view from below decks of USS Constitution on Aug. 7, 2023. USNI News Photo The ship instead has supportive stays to maintain its structure while the repairs ...

Earlier this month, sailors aboard the USS Constitution conducted a climbing evolution, heading up into the rigging and sails of a ship that was commissioned all the way back in the 18th century.

The Navy's oldest commissioned warship, the USS Constitution, is coming up on ... and the lines and the rigging get wear and tear. And so there's a constant process of upkeep and repair, and ...

(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) A sailor sits in the rigging during a turnaround cruise aboard the USS Constitution, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, in Boston. The ship sailed into Boston Harbor on Friday and ...

USS Constitution — commissioned in 1798 ... on-going preservation and repair of the ship’s rigging, upper masts, and yards. Visitors will be able to visit the ship while in dry dock ...

After a two-year restoration at historic Dry Dock 1 at Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston National Historical Park, America's oldest commissioned warship, USS Constitution was refloated July 23.

Part of what makes the USS Constitution so special is not just ... to be temporarily decommissioned in port with its rigging, masts, and guns stored — in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Visitors to Charlestown Navy Yard caught a rare sight on Sunday, as the USS Constitution — the oldest ... Refurbishment of the rigging and masts were also included. Costs of the maintenance ...

Preparations are underway for the USS Constitution's move to dry dock for ... It will include re-coppering the hull, replacing worn rigging and old planks and making general repairs to the stern ...

The USS Constitution is the world's oldest commissioned ... commencement of large-scale dry dock preparations, including de-rigging and removal of the ship’s upper masts and offloading the ...

Soldiers from the Natick Soldier Systems Center, or NSSC, commemorated the anniversary of D-Day with the officers and crew of USS Constitution ... climbing the ship's rigging and boarding pike ...