I love that opening. At first, it sounds like he's talking about the 20th century, but then it turns out he's actually talking about the 18th. Very clever!

@jyshot

3 жыл бұрын

Just shows you how history has a circular nature

@cleverusername9369

2 жыл бұрын

"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes" -Mark Twain.

@groundscore2173

2 жыл бұрын

@@cleverusername9369 bbbbpn nooo ooooo opooooooooooopmńiub

@crispusattucks8265

Жыл бұрын

I was way too high for this. Replayed the beginning 3 times.

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

​@@crispusattucks8265 I thought you were killed in the Boston Massacre

Old Ironsides will most likely outlive us all...something to contemplate.

@ferrusmanus184

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully, she will.

@isabellaanthony2278

3 жыл бұрын

Surely

@skate103

3 жыл бұрын

Amen🇱🇷

@leeherring470

2 жыл бұрын

Most definitely take care of her and she will live as long as she is maintained for generations. I used to go there every summer for a tour when I was a kid-

@harrietharlow9929

2 жыл бұрын

I certainly hope she will.

What a rich history Old Ironsides provides us -- our warriors at sea, never failing to answer the call.

I am a Brit and I find US history so fascinating and I love the war history between our 2 countries , now days it's like where ever the US goes the Brits follow closely behind just with a smaller force

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

As an American and an Anglophile I'm extremely happy to have such good friends and allies across the pond. Just... stay away from the White House, I know what happened the last time y'all Brits got rowdy in DC 😉

I was stationed in Boston aboard a US Coast Guard buoy tender and the Constitution was berthed close by. She was quite a site to wake up to in the morning. I was there when she left the dock for the first time in 160 years. That was during the Tall Ships extravaganza and their were similar sailing vessels from around the world. They all sailed by us past Boston harbor and the men were lined up on the levels of the sails up into the air. It was a beautiful day and the sight of all those sailing ships flying past us is something I'll never forget. Unfortunately, the Constitution wasn't able to leave the harbor and the tugs pretty much guided her to the mouth of the harbor and back again.

@OllamhDrab

5 жыл бұрын

I was a bike messenger once upon a time. It meant occasionally I'd get some time on that dock before or after hours, in a day, no one else around, while I waited. Just me and that ship and the morning. Fond memories. :)

@Winston1984

5 жыл бұрын

I did a tour of the old USS Constitution when I visited Boston Harbor - I was impressed that the U.S. Navy stationed active duty sailors there as tour guides (This was in 1967) In the day, it took real guts for American naval personnel to take on the mighty Royal Navy that dominated the Seven Seas - but they did! Iron men in wooden ships, heh?

@isabellaanthony2278

3 жыл бұрын

Wow interesting

@harrietharlow9929

2 жыл бұрын

@@Winston1984 Iron men in wooden ships indeed. I was told when little that cannon balls would just bounce off her. I thought that was so cool!

46:42 She looks so majestic with the huge flotilla of onlookers behind her. Leading the way like she always did. She is my favorite ship of sail and I have a picture of her hanging proudly in my home. I am fortunate to live an hour west of her. :)

A great documentary on a magnificent fighting Lady. So wonderful to see her still sailing under her own power. 224 years young and still a sight for sore eyes!

I was assigned to Water Survival at NAS Pensacola from 89-92 while there I met a Navy Captain who was assigned to inventory and catalog all the live Naval live oak trees. Each branch trunk shape was drawn out. The reason was they match the shape and flow of the oak trees to the oak beams of the USS CONSTITUTION for repairs. That way all oak in the ship matches what is replaced and is as strong or stronger than when the USS CONSTITUTION was built. If you are ever around Pensacola area stop by the Naval Oaks look at the base of the tree there is a quarter size aluminum disk with numbers stamped on it which is the inventory number which crosses over to size shape thickness of each branch and trunk to that of the USS CONSTITUTION oak needing repaired or replaced.

I am currently stationed aboard USS Constitution. Great information, thank you for doing her justice with this video.

Proud to have been a part of the support staff for this 200th birthday. When I first reported on board Chief Wilson said he didn't know what to do with me as he already had his Saling crew. I told him I was there to help in any way and would be proud just to help throw off the lines as she got underway. I didn't get to ride her for the OPSAIL event, but I did help the History Center Command getting all the venues set up and ensuring the participation certificates were set up for the crew and guests. I had a short conversation with Walter Cronkite about the Battleship Texas on which I was a volunteer . I was on Constitution the following Saturday as part of the Damage Control Team underway for the Change of Command. Many thanks to CDR Beck, Chief Wilson, the staff of the Naval History Center, and the crew. MM1(SS) Robert Fellingham

This channel is amazing. I wanted to watch a documentary about the USS Constitution recently and BAM, here it is, lol.

The Constitution used Live oak in it's construction. A very tough, dense oak. That is why the cannonballs bounced off the sides.

@kennethbutler1343

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly. It's only found in 2 places in the world, and one is in the southern US swamps.

@becausereasons9777

4 жыл бұрын

They didn't bounce. They smacked and tumbled. She's not made of rubber.

@andrewmerritt8790

4 жыл бұрын

Some of the wood used in her construction was cut from st Simon's island georgia I was born raised in the port town of brunswick across from the island

@harrietharlow9929

2 жыл бұрын

Plus, her design construction would result in a verey strong bow.

@bradmiller7486

9 ай бұрын

​@@becausereasons9777Bounced, in other words.

my dad read me a book called "old ironsides" at bedtime when I was a lad. we went to see her in Boston. I believe in our Constitution . God bless the USA.

A magnificent heritage--brings water to the eyes. God bless America!

I wonder if I missed an opportunity in 1993 when I made an inquiry about serving aboard USS Constitution but decided against it because I would have had to give up my extra pay kickers (submarine and nuclear). Seeing the Constitution underway brought a tear to my eye.... I would love to sail it!!!

I think its time for a roadtrip we used to go there every summer when i was a kid. It would be nice to see her now 40 years later i can appreciate it a lil more!

In 1968 I was 15 and had just spent nine months completing a plastic model of Old Ironsides, a large model at almost three feet long. Last month, at 65 years old I finally got to stand on her deck for real. For me, an English guy, there was always something inspiring about this ship and what she stood for, as well as the Constitution document itself. A beautiful ship and the work which is ongoing is done to perfection, I don't suppose I will ever sail on her but would certainly love to. The one thing I did find a little odd was the fact that the ship is an American ship built after the declaration of independence but the guns on board all carry the crown of the English monarchy. I queried this with one of the sailors and he explained why but did say that not many people picked up on that point. It would be nice to see her put to sea on her 300th anniversary.

@tbd-1

4 жыл бұрын

Your Queen picked up on it when she visited-she made a rather glib comment to Phillip about weapons sales as I recall.

Wow! She's beautiful! Outstanding work, to the crew. I can feel her deck... Her spirit! Pure power and tenacity! Thanks!

@harrietharlow9929

2 жыл бұрын

IKR. She incredible, that's for sure.

it seems i clicked on the wrong uss constitution fallout 4 guide

@jasonleatherman9115

5 жыл бұрын

'Tis an honor to serve on such a storied vessel!

It was the factor in my eye opener to wanting to serve my country. Back in 76' it was docked In so st seaport NYC. I was recruited shortly after. The day I turned 18.

@daviddedominici1705

Жыл бұрын

Are you sure you didn't see her in Charlestown? Even the video says that 1997 was the 1st time she'd sailed in 116 years - which means she'd been docked in Charlestown shipyard since 1881. Are you sure you're not thinking of the USCGC Eagle? She sails up and down both coasts regularly, so it's entirely possible you saw her docked in NYC

The actual US Constitution (the paper) is only 8 years older than the USS Constitution. So the ship is practically as old as the USA. We should do everything we can to preserve the ship for future generations!

I've been an Old Ironsides fan since I was kid, but this documentary contained a lot of information I hadn't seen before. Great work.

congratulations on 1 million subscribers timeline 😱🙂

Loved this

Just saw the Constitution today and she still looks magnificent!

I didn't know that bit about them escaping the British squadron. I wanna go see her. That's a ship I'd love to become a member of. That'd be an honor of epic proportions.

Lived in Boston for 42 years. Drove past this thousands of times. Never stopped. Our schools sucked. Every year we went to the museum of science and the aquarium. 9 years in a row! Was always on my way to and from work when I passed it.

I proudly salute with great respect all the great craftsmen and seamen who contructed, sailed, and unfailingly conquered enemies in our country's bid for indepedenence. And with equal pride and respect, I salute all those who've preserved and restored Old Ironsides over 2 centuries ...so she could again sail the seas. I loved this documentary; thank you! 😊💖

I think they should sail it every year. 🇺🇸

School field trips to Old Ironsides, inspired me to join the Navy after high school

Old Ironsides for the WIN!

"We have witnessed the gloom which that event cast over high and honorable minds. we participated in the vexation and regret, and it is the first time we have ever heard that the striking of the English flag on the high seas to any thing like an equal force should be regarded by Englishmen with complacency and satisfaction." - Times " We would gladly give up all the laurels of Detroit to have it still to say that no British frigate ever struck to an American. We have sunk our own maritime character, for with a navy that could admit of no competitition, we have suffered ourselves to be beaten in detail, by a power that we should not have allowed to send a vessel to sea." Times "The news spread a degree of gloom throughout London, which was painful to observe. The invaluable reputation of the Royal Navy was undermined with incalculable consequences. It was a calamity of twenty times its amount that might have been attened with more serious consequences to the worsted party" Times on hearing of the Guerriere's defeat “It is not merely that an English frigate has been taken, after, what we are free to confess, may be called a brave resistance, but that it has been taken by a new enemy, and enemy unaccustomed to such triumphs, and likely to be rendered insolent and confident by them. …how important this triumph is in giving a tone and character to the war. Never before in the history of the world did an English frigate strike to an American.” - Times 1812 "The truth is that not a single American frigate has struck her flag. They insult and laugh at our want of enterprize and vigor." English paper late 1812 "the consequences of such an embarrasment would be ruinous. It will waste away the strength of the country and what is worse, it will break down the national spirit, so that gallant enterprize and far sighted undertakings will become foreign to our very nature, and the English character will dwindle into effeminacy and decrepitude." "Their loss in prisoners and deserters has been very considerable. the latter are coming up to Norfolk almost daily, and their naked bodies are frequently fished up on the bay shore, where they must have drowned on attempting to swim." Captain Stewart USN to Sec Nav - reporting dead bodies of British sailors (deserters) washing up on American shores.

@leod-sigefast

5 жыл бұрын

And the number of high sea ship-of-line battles won against the Royal Navy? Zero. The three US super-Frigates were basically THE US Navy of the time. They were big and powerful frigates that choose their targets carefully: smaller British frigates (usually poor quality crews for American waters, due to the cream of the Royal Navy guarding the English Channel and Mediterrean) and merchant ships. There was no US ship-of-the-line with which to even challenge the Royal Navy's dominance. This was the US tactics, choose your target carefully, namely, smaller frigates and merchants and avoid contact with larger British ships. They did that well enough, however, by the end of the war 2 of the 3 frigates had been captured, 1000s of US merchants had been captures (as many as the US had captured, in their own back yard) and most of the east coast of the USA was strangled by the blockade.

@williameaton9058

5 жыл бұрын

@@leod-sigefast 4/5 ships during the blockade made it out to open sea. Close to 35,000 British merchant seaman were captured by American privateers...Do you really want to play this game? "the U.S. Navy and Privateers together captured 30,000 prisoners, while the American ..." "Baltimore: Its History and Its People, Vol. 1" " In the War of 1812, only 6,000 prisoners were captured on land, while 30,000 were taken at sea, and at least1,700 vessels, ..." "A Ruinous and Unhappy War: New England and the War of 1812 By James H. Ellis" " The privateers captured some 30,000 prisoners, while the U.S. Army captured only about 6,000 of the enemy." "The War of 1812: A Complete Chronology with Biographies of 63 General Officers By Bud Hannings" "Despite only about 6,000 enemy troops being captured by U.S. land forces during the conflict, the naval forces, including privateers, seize about 30,000 prisoners." Im pretty sure that 36,000 is more than 20,000, and unlike you I actually have the 15,000 names of British POWs.

@williameaton9058

5 жыл бұрын

@@leod-sigefast The Encyclopedia of the War of 1812: A Political, Social, and ..., Volume 1 casualties "The War was fought by merchant ships, because the U.S. had almost no Navy. The battle cry was; "Free Trade and Sailors' Rights!" During the War of 1812, the U.S. Navy and Privateers together captured 30,000 prisoners, while the American army captured 6,000 British prisoners. Privateers captured British prizes worth almost $40,000,000."

@lukedelport8231

2 жыл бұрын

@@williameaton9058 Canadiens not English the English army was in Spain and France at this time most of the POWs were that of the Canadian forces fighting for the crown as well as native American tribes

@lukedelport8231

2 жыл бұрын

@@williameaton9058 most of the time the prizes were inflated to look better for congress

Thanks for posting all of this content. You're my new go to channel. I was wondering about the inclusion of 720 and 1080 streams when these 4:3 video tape productions can't give anymore resolution than the original. For us watching on cell service is that a waste of bandwidth? I couldn't see a difference in the quality of 720 and 480. Am I missing something here?

Makes me proud to be a navy man!

Nice!

Been on her deck. Seen her under sail. Cape Cod Canal, Castle Island. Coming about.

For some reason I’m crying.

@tenentenegrao

2 жыл бұрын

This country needs more like you...

An interesting fact to know. Who first made this documentary?

Imagine trying to get everything underway during war, a storm, or emergency. Towing all those lines.

There is a desk missing, any idea of it's whereabouts, it belongs to the ship!

Do a documentary on Edward the 1

@jesseatwater393

5 жыл бұрын

Edward the 1???? :-D

Very cool!! USA - USA - USA

The number of sailors just for tge MAINSAIL! Then figure in all the other sails on the mainmast, two other masts, the bowsprit, then the crews for the GUNS! No wonder the crews were so large, compared to a merchantman of similar tonnage.

@driptrooper2183

5 ай бұрын

I think the crews were also large because of the need to man the cannons during battle which a merchantman wouldn’t really need crewmen for

She looks beautiful and now has her first female commander. I live 20 minutes away and I am overdue for a visit.

Huzzah for the USS CONSTITUTION! For the represents the finest traditions. And the fighting spirit of the United States Navy!

I usually like Timeline documentaries, but the videography of this one is shockingly below the standard that I have otherwise come to enjoy from Timeline. Also, the number of ads makes this very difficult to get through, even though the topic is fascinating.

@bremayak

5 жыл бұрын

Ads, what ads? Oh, I forgot that not everyone uses Opera for their web browser. Download and install Opera if you don't want to see another ad again. Firefox has ad blocker plug ins, as well. I seriously forgot that ads play on KZread videos.

@kristoffermangila

2 жыл бұрын

Also this documentary was made in 1997.

That is my favorite poem of all..I first heard in in the first grade. It breaks my heart they don't teach this type of history in schools anymore. To many (democraps) people worried about who wronged they're people in the past and cry like babies about it today.

@BeKindToBirds

3 жыл бұрын

It isn't democrats lowering taxes so our education can't be payed for. But at least trump's education secretary devos has a few yachts!

Blessed Pius IX boarded this ship once!

@OllamhDrab

5 жыл бұрын

Hey, so did I. Who's that?

@ziblot1235

5 жыл бұрын

who cares

@rafaelwilks

5 жыл бұрын

@@OllamhDrab the longest reigning Supreme Pontiff, the first to visit America. His visit to the ship was his visit to America.

The USS Constitution during the war of 1812 was the master of the sea, much like the Bismarck was during ww2, one big difference, we still have our ship , while Germany's Bismarck lays in the bottom of the sea rusting away.

No other ship can claim her record of 4-0. She went up against four British ships, Guerriere, Java, Cyane, and Levant. The last two it was a simultaneous battle after the War of 1812 had ended.

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

USS Enterprise CV-6 sank 71 ships, downed 911 planes, and damaged or destroyed 192 vessels. 4-0 is cute. Don't tell me aircraft carriers don't count.

@blaircolquhoun7780

Жыл бұрын

@@cleverusername9369 Today? No. They definitely count. However, we're talking about a ship that was built in the late eighteenth century.

The volume is quite low, turn up if you would and post again?

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

Just turn up your volume, dummy

She's so beautiful.

Words cannot describe what it was like to be on that ship. To me the incredible USS Constitution represents Freedom!! Life!! and the freedom to live our lives as God planned it

Can we hope our new leaders honor the constitution?

you tube is coming for you

@johngillon6969

5 жыл бұрын

I am so scared, i cannot leave this basement except to get the packages off the porch. thankyou god and jesus for amazon and the internet!

Why would they play the song about the British grenadiers? My 3xgreat grandfather served on the Constitution in 1811 I think for 2 years Andrew Coffinberry.

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

It's played in a very American style. Might be kind of a middle finger to the Brits, like "it's our song now". Same with our national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner, the tune is based on an old British drinking song and we made it ours.

It appears in the ships design that they simply made a wooden cage

@tbd-1

4 жыл бұрын

If you were to hypothetically flip the USS Constitution upside down, you can see the structure of the ship is based on a domed roof. That's where Humphreys got the idea of using diagonal riders.

@theghostofyourwastedmoney9007

2 жыл бұрын

Not the first time that's happened. Vikings designed their long ships to be turned over and used as lodging during raids. It's a practical use of all available resources.

@bradmiller7486

9 ай бұрын

​@@theghostofyourwastedmoney9007 No, the Vikings didn't. A longship is HEAVY. Light, comparaed to a cog, caravel, or carrack, but in abdolute terms, HEAVY. And turning a ship over BREAKS HER BACK.

who picked "the british Grenadiers" for a doc about Old Ironsides...

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

It's played in a very American style. Might be kind of a middle finger to the Brits, like "it's our song now". Same with our national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner, the tune is based on an old British drinking song and we made it ours.

why are they playing the british grenadiers song for the USS Constitution. That would be the same as playing the German Erika song to a video of spitfires.

@mrmadness2699

3 жыл бұрын

Eh the tune to ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ was a repurposed English club song. We turned ‘God Save the King’ into ‘My Country ‘Tis of Thee’ It was an age where sheet music was expensive so it was just easier to write new words to existing melodies that everyone already knew.

I thought this was about the Constitution, the document . And just like in present day, it is being ignored for the most part.

@suspicionofdeceit

5 жыл бұрын

Rich Diana yep, it sure is, it's disgraceful and traitorous.

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

The title is "USS Constitution: the US Navy's Most Iconic Ship" and you thought the video was about the document? I hesitate to ask if you've actually read the Constitution because you can't seem to comprehend a KZread video title.

The Constitution will launch into the heavens and after gently land in the ocean. Then we take our rightful place as defenders of the Atlantic. captain Ironside fallout 4~

@peterkoller3761

5 жыл бұрын

your rightful place is within the US 12 mile zone, which you can defend if you please. every other place on this planet is far better off without you "defending" it.

@theghostofyourwastedmoney9007

2 жыл бұрын

Curse you weathersby savings and loan, I spit at thee!

Iconic maybe but catch up on ww2, the enterprise. That lady was a monster in the Pacific theater.

@bradmiller7486

9 ай бұрын

And against a Nimitz, a Gerald Ford, or even Enterprise-65 she wouldn't last long enough to detect the incoming strike. APPLES to APPLES.

Make a documentary of an american ship but still plays the british grenadiers

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

It's played in a very American style. Might be kind of a middle finger to the Brits, like "it's our song now". Same with our national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner, the tune is based on an old British drinking song and we made it ours.

this needs more commercials

@johngillon6969

5 жыл бұрын

I can't get enough of that funny asian doctor who says all those awards are in that doouche bag patients body. Ha ha ha ha

⭐️😽💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

Haha, first ye maggots!

When is she getting the rocket booster re-fitting?

Still thinkg one of the Iowas's should have been named after her,

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely not. A) she's still in active duty so no other ship can have her name B) American battleships were all named after states, per an act of Congress C) why? That would be pointless.

Were I Commandant of the Navy… Iron Side would be my flag ship and she’d sail daily and conduct readiness drills as if it were 1812… and myself and crew would be in period uniform too by God

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

You would be fired immediately because you would run up the Navy's budget by an ungodly amount of money for absolutely no reason. Why would you waste so much time and especially money on a ship that will never see action or fire her guns in anger again? Yes, she's a magnificent ship, but thank Christ you're not in a position of authority within the Navy, you clearly have no judgement whatsoever.

Wars history, domination history EEUU over others nations.

All, the people telling the young sailors what to do would make me want to walk the plank.

@williameaton9058

5 жыл бұрын

Really is that all you have? You're confusing any square rigged warship with a pirate ship...

@bradmiller7486

9 ай бұрын

Good riddance to an arrogant POS who refuses to LEARN.

This was basically THE US NAVY at the time. Three supped up frigates were their only hope to harass and pick fights against smaller British frigates. Amazing how historic propaganda can be written to make it sound like amazing victories against the Royal Navy - as if HMS Victory had been destroyed or something. The fact is, there was never a ship-of-the-line battle with the Royal Navy. The US didn't have any ships of the line so there was never any challenge to Royal Navy dominance apart from these three powerful frigates and a host of privateers. In fact, Britain even ended up capturing as many merchant ships in American waters via privateering as the US did, in their own waters. Two of the three supped up frigates were even captured by the end of the war. Fare dues, they were great frigates, but that was almost literally the whole US navy at the time.

@williameaton9058

5 жыл бұрын

There was no need for a European style ship of the line battle. The might of the Royal Navy on the Atlantic couldnt influence a lake battle and lake battles tied into the greater strategic plan for the war. The largest British army assembled in 1814 (15,000 veterans) at Plattsburgh had to turn back after having lost on L. Champlain or risk another Saratoga disaster of the previous war. Additionally 70% of the American privateers and warships made it past the blockade, which itself wasnt in place until the spring of 1813. The high number of captured British merchant ships (1,700) attests to this fact. The Royal Navy paid a dear price for its blockade since close to 20 of its vessels ran aground or were lost outright due to inclement weather. The fact remains that where the British had to start on a level footing with the Americans (Erie, Champlain, Ontario) they most often lost out.

@bradmiller7486

9 ай бұрын

They were not "smaller British frigates". They were STANDARD 5th rates, nomjnally 38 guns, who had ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE in themselves. Some of those "smaller frigates" fought, AND BEAT, Ships-of-Line.

Too bad the quality of this doc is so poor. This ship deserves better than this!

My great-great-grandfather Captained the USS Constitution in 1815

@driptrooper2183

5 ай бұрын

Wait fr?

@collinsoconnor5843

5 ай бұрын

@@driptrooper2183 yep

@driptrooper2183

5 ай бұрын

@@collinsoconnor5843 Thats awesome, I wish I knew about my ancestors that far back. All I know is that my great-great grandparents moved to Puerto Rico from Spain some time before the Spanish-American war, but sadly not much more than that.