Used today primarily for ceremonial and educational purposes, only 10–15 percent of the frigate actually dates to the original construction due to centuries of repairs and restorations.
I guess it’s because technically the US hasn’t been at war since WW2, and so ships sunk since then were not considered enemy ships. Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Gulf, and Iraq were all technically not wars but just “special military operations” or whatever. Where do you think Putin gets most of his aspirations and ideas?
The last ship to sink an enemy vessel was the USS Simpson in the 1988 Iran-Iraq war, which retired in 2015. Every conflict after has not had any naval combat resulting in a loss of vessel.
Seeing her out of her slip is kind of weird. She was accompanied on either side by tug boats, like an elderly person escorted by nurses or family members fearful they may fall over.
The USS Constitution is still fully crewed, floats, and occasionally fires a few cannon shots.
Keeping history around isn’t weird. Though I do think it should be contextualized.
Her nearest competition was decommissioned in 2015.
The USS Theseus?
You’re telling me no ship in the current fleet besides that old ship has sunk an enemy vessel?
I guess it’s because technically the US hasn’t been at war since WW2, and so ships sunk since then were not considered enemy ships. Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Gulf, and Iraq were all technically not wars but just “special military operations” or whatever. Where do you think Putin gets most of his aspirations and ideas?
What about all those Venezuelan ships?
The last ship to sink an enemy vessel was the USS Simpson in the 1988 Iran-Iraq war, which retired in 2015. Every conflict after has not had any naval combat resulting in a loss of vessel.
That’s very surprising to me. Do they not count random pirate boats and so, or did they really sink no vessels at all since then?
I think many of the actions have been against what are considered non-state actors. So I think it’s just what’s considered an “enemy vessel”
They do not count anti-pirate operations, the US Navy has never counted anti-pirate operations.
They focus mainly on murdering innocent civilians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_religion
Seeing her out of her slip is kind of weird. She was accompanied on either side by tug boats, like an elderly person escorted by nurses or family members fearful they may fall over.
US Navy sails the Constitution up to a Russian submarine.
Fires full broadside.
Refuses to elaborate.
Leaves.
Ah, I’m mostly joking. Victory is a really cool museum, almost as cool as the wreck of the Mary Rose that’s displayed in a building next to her.