2007-01-17 22:58:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It was a wooden hulled ship, the USS Constellation, a survivor of many battles.
2007-01-18 00:14:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The names of commissioned ships of the U.S. Navy all start with USS, meaning 'United States Ship'. Since the United States came into being considerably after Noah's time I doubt that he painted USS anything on the side. You usually wait for a sunny day to paint.
2016-05-24 02:52:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Constitution was built at Edmund Hartt's shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts from the resilient lumber of 2,000 live oak trees (specifically Southern live oak) cut and milled at Gascoigne Bluff on St. Simons, Georgia. Constitution's planks were up to seven inches (178 mm) thick. The ship's design was also unique for its time because of a diagonal cross-bracing of the ship's skeleton that contributed considerably to the ship's structural strength. Paul Revere forged the copper spikes and bolts that held the planks in place and the copper sheathing that protected the hull. It took several abortive attempts to launch Constitution in 1797 before she finally slipped into Boston Harbor. Armed, Constitution first put to sea 22 July 1798 and saw her first service patrolling the southeast coast of the United States during the Quasi-War with France. During her service in the conflict, Constitution's sailors and marines took part in the amphibious operation against Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo wherein the French privateer Sandwich was cut out and guns from the local Spanish fort were spiked.
2007-01-17 23:09:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The USS Constitution was made out of wood.
However there were some iron clads also built during the civil war and they were built and sheets of iron were placed strategically on the ship.
2007-01-18 01:27:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oak
It was called Ironsides because Oak is strong the cannon ball bounce off the hull and they called it "Old Ironsides".
2007-01-17 23:27:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is an old wooden ship it got the nickname because several cannon balls bounced off of it's sides during it'd active career.
2007-01-18 02:51:11 · answer #6 · answered by JimE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had heard that the hull was built from Palmetto logs. It is a softer wood than oak and absorbed the impact. Any way, it got the name from one particular engagement where cannon balls actually bounce off the sides.
2007-01-17 23:11:01 · answer #7 · answered by David L 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
White oak for the sides and the masts were made out of white pine. (from Unity,ME) The fasteners are made from locust wood.
Upon restoration I think the new masts are made out of Douglas Fir.
2007-01-17 23:06:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Iron
2007-01-17 23:05:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
solid oak. it got it's name because of the amount of damage it could sustain and still keep fighting. the oak sides were so good, they were hard to damage with the cannon balls then in use.
2007-01-17 23:02:29 · answer #10 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋