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Launch into Boston Harbor
- When
- 21 October 1797
- Where
- Boston Harbor
- Part of
- Launch of USS Constitution
After a month of rebuilding the ways, Constitution slipped into Boston Harbor on 21 October 1797, Captain James Sever breaking a bottle of Madeira wine on her bowsprit.
After a month of rebuilding the ways, Constitution finally slipped into Boston Harbor on 21 October 1797. Captain James Sever marked the launch by breaking a bottle of Madeira wine on her bowsprit. The frigate was the third of the six original frigates authorized by the Naval Act of 1794 to be constructed.
Sources
- USS Constitution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
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