Made of timbers felled from Maine to Georgia and armed with Cannons cast in Rhode Island and copper fastenings provided by Paul Revere, the USS Constitution is truly a national landmark.  Launched in Boston on October 21, 1797, she first put to sea in 1798.  In 1812 she met and defeated British Ship HMS Guerriere.  The first in a grand succession of victories in the War of 1812.  It was during this ferocious battle that the seamen, astonished at how the British cannonballs were bouncing off the Constitution's hull cried out, "Huzzah!  Her sides are made of Iron!"  hence her nickname, "Old Ironsides".  The Constitution is the oldest commissioned Warship in the world, which is still afloat