CHARLESTOWN, Mass. -- USS Constitution departed her berth from Charlestown, Mass. Aug. 19, to set sail for the first time since 1997, during an underway demonstration commemorating Guerriere Day. The ...

Dick Wallace has been working toward this day since 1973. It's hard to say in words, I suppose. I was so proud. I just overwhelmed in awe. My whole body just stiffened right up and all my hair stood ...

BOSTON (CBS) - It will be an historic weekend for an American icon. The USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, will once again sail the way she was meant to. It's all to mark an important American victory.

As thousands of onlookers cheered from Castle Island in South Boston, the USS Constitution sailed under its own power Sunday for just the second time in 131 years, marking the 200th anniversary of the ...

ABOARD USS CONSTITUTION, off Marblehead, Mass. — “Lay aloft!” barked Joe Wilson, the captain of the deck, resplendent in a long black coat with gold brocade and a tall fore-and-aft hat. At his command ...

For just the second time in 131 years the USS Constitution will sail under its own power Sunday — the anniversary of its most famous battle — on a voyage that is expected to be as brief as it is ...

The 215-year-old USS Constitution sailed for the first time since 1997, taking a 17-minute cruise across Boston Harbor on Sunday. Updated: 6:53 PM EDT Aug 19, 2012 USS Constitution sails for first ...