USS Constitution

1797 heavy frigate of the United States Navy, oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat
Vehicle preserved_watercraft Q944436
USS Constitution
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USS Constitution

Summary

USS Constitution is a preserved watercraft[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of preserved_watercraft entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,754 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • USS Constitution received the World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award[3].
  • USS Constitution is located in Boston[4].
  • USS Constitution is in the country of United States[5].
  • USS Constitution's image is recorded as USS Constitution fires a 17-gun salute.jpg[6].
  • USS Constitution's continent is recorded as North America[7].
  • USS Constitution's instance of is recorded as preserved watercraft[8].
  • USS Constitution's instance of is recorded as frigate[9].
  • USS Constitution's operator is recorded as United States Navy[10].
  • United States Constitution is named after USS Constitution[11].
  • USS Constitution's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140718579[12].
  • USS Constitution's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80090462[13].
  • USS Constitution's designed by is recorded as Edmund Hartt[14].
  • USS Constitution's vessel class is recorded as Category:Original six frigates of the United States Navy[15].
  • USS Constitution's has use is recorded as museum ship[16].
  • USS Constitution's Commons category is recorded as USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides")[17].
  • USS Constitution's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • USS Constitution's shipping port is recorded as Boston Navy Yard[19].
  • USS Constitution's participated in conflict is recorded as War of 1812[20].
  • USS Constitution's participated in conflict is recorded as Capture of HMS Cyane[21].
  • USS Constitution's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.3721, 'lon': -71.0556}[22].
  • USS Constitution's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07y14[23].
  • USS Constitution's NRHP reference number is recorded as 66000789[24].
  • USS Constitution's service entry is recorded as +1797-10-21T00:00:00Z[25].
  • USS Constitution's significant event is recorded as keel laying[26].
  • USS Constitution's significant event is recorded as ship launching[27].

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Recognition

USS Constitution received the World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award[3].

Why It Matters

USS Constitution ranks in the top 6% of preserved_watercraft entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,754 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did USS Constitution receive?

Honors received include World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . fdocuments.net. fdocuments.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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