James, Thank you and your dad for sharing this wonderful part of U.S. History. Oliver Wendall Holmes Sr., wrote the poem "Old Ironsides" as tribute to this symbol of America , in 1830. Those were the days of Iron men and wooden ships! Cheers, Rik Spector
I like you man, very refreshing how you present things and your point of view. Very accessable and enjoyable, your humility makes you much more charming and welcoming than they typical history channel. Very very few people can present something they are not very knowledgeable about and inspire feeling like you are discovering it together with a friend but that seems to be your manner. Thank you very much for this video
The reason why the cannon balls bounced off was the combination of woods used to build the hull. I believe there's a video on it somewhere. This ship was used as inspiration for the french frigate Acheron in Master and Commander .
Well that was nice of Adam! I think that sturdy room you were wondering about was the tiller room, yes to do with steering, a way to steer the ship incase the wheel got taken out or the lines running to the rudder broke (I spent a lot of time in the Hornblower novels as a kid . . . )
Wonderful video of a wonderful tour. Nice that Adam wanted to do a special tour. Great. I love those sailing ships. I have been to one in the Netherlands. Laying at a dock near a maritime museum in Amsterdam is a ship called thé Amsterdam. And it’s indeed massive to see. If you are interested I can put a link to the website. Back to the Constitution. I think the Constitution is bigger than the one I saw although it is difficult to be sure. But it is a beauty and it’s very good that they still teach people how it was back then. So much to now. Great. Thank you very much for sharing. I loved it.
Here it is: www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.com/whats-on/east-indiaman-amsterdam. Don’t forget to set the language on English. Or you have to try the Dutch version.
The "crows nest" on Constitution is called fighting top. That's where the Marines were stationed at during combat to snipe out officers and any higher ups on the opposing side.
James, What a great informative tour. Adam gave a great back story as well it seemed like. What a time and journey, and probably a lot of deaf sailors. Looks like your having a blast on your tour of the Back Roads. I wonder where we get to go next?
James, this is a fantastic video. Thank you. And Thank You, Adam. I appreciate your service as a tour guide and as a sailor and serviceman. James, you never cease to amaze me.
Nice! This is pretty much in my back yard I have lived in C-Town since 1969, my street I live on is actually named after her. When I was young long before restrictions I spent a lot of my days playing on board USS Constitution. Back then they didn't have the museum so all the displays were on board and there were no roped off areas except for the very lower decks where the crew works from and stays etc. I have been out twice for the turn around and once on The USS Cassin Young. Helps when you work for the city and in The Navy Yard.
Think you will find the HMS victory was built before the constitution 1765. The only reason the constitution was successful was because it was primarily fighting smaller ships with lighter guns. It was outclassed by 1st rates which it never faced. Victorys 800+ guns vs Constitutions
James,
Thank you and your dad for sharing this wonderful part of U.S. History.
Oliver Wendall Holmes Sr., wrote the poem "Old Ironsides" as tribute to this
symbol of America , in 1830.
Those were the days of Iron men and wooden ships!
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Thank you for that additional information.
Thank you for this excellent walk-through. Super awesome to see the inside of this incredible ship!
Very impressive video. Thank you for sharing!! This means a lot.
I like you man, very refreshing how you present things and your point of view. Very accessable and enjoyable, your humility makes you much more charming and welcoming than they typical history channel.
Very very few people can present something they are not very knowledgeable about and inspire feeling like you are discovering it together with a friend but that seems to be your manner. Thank you very much for this video
This video was done very well. Thanks very much !
Awesome tour of the ship. Really enjoyed it 👏🌟
Thanks so much!
The reason why the cannon balls bounced off was the combination of woods used to build the hull.
I believe there's a video on it somewhere. This ship was used as inspiration for the french frigate Acheron in Master and Commander .
Great information.
great video..watching from New Zealand.
thank you for this amzing tour! it was really helpful for my project (rebuilding this ship in minecraft)!!
Well that was nice of Adam! I think that sturdy room you were wondering about was the tiller room, yes to do with steering, a way to steer the ship incase the wheel got taken out or the lines running to the rudder broke (I spent a lot of time in the Hornblower novels as a kid . . . )
Thanks for the tips!
Very informative. Thanks for the tour.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Some of the live oaks on my street date back to the 1700's. Very, very tough wood for sure! Huge too.
Wonderful video of a wonderful tour. Nice that Adam wanted to do a special tour. Great. I love those sailing ships. I have been to one in the Netherlands. Laying at a dock near a maritime museum in Amsterdam is a ship called thé Amsterdam. And it’s indeed massive to see. If you are interested I can put a link to the website. Back to the Constitution. I think the Constitution is bigger than the one I saw although it is difficult to be sure. But it is a beauty and it’s very good that they still teach people how it was back then. So much to now. Great. Thank you very much for sharing. I loved it.
I think followers of this channel would love to see that link of the other old sailing ship.
Here it is:
www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.com/whats-on/east-indiaman-amsterdam.
Don’t forget to set the language on English. Or you have to try the Dutch version.
Another very informative history tour. Thank you.
Thank you.
The "crows nest" on Constitution is called fighting top. That's where the Marines were stationed at during combat to snipe out officers and any higher ups on the opposing side.
James, What a great informative tour. Adam gave a great back story as well it seemed like. What a time and journey, and probably a lot of deaf sailors. Looks like your having a blast on your tour of the Back Roads. I wonder where we get to go next?
Thanks! I definitely had a blast here, I sorta want to go back and see it again! After this we head south from Boston and see some beautiful scenery.
James, this is a fantastic video. Thank you.
And Thank You, Adam. I appreciate your service as a tour guide and as a sailor and serviceman.
James, you never cease to amaze me.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Camera was a good choice. Wide, always in focus. What was it?
Amazing video! I didn't expect to learn that much about the ship
Glad you liked it!
I greatly appreciate your videos! Thank you so much for allowing us on this tour with you (: i enjoyed it a lot. Keep these videos coming
This is the most badass ship in the US Navy! All kidding aside. Consider it's history...
I slept on the deck of this ship with the Boy Scouts
Super cool!
Nice! This is pretty much in my back yard I have lived in C-Town since 1969, my street I live on is actually named after her. When I was young long before restrictions I spent a lot of my days playing on board USS Constitution. Back then they didn't have the museum so all the displays were on board and there were no roped off areas except for the very lower decks where the crew works from and stays etc. I have been out twice for the turn around and once on The USS Cassin Young. Helps when you work for the city and in The Navy Yard.
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Think you will find the HMS victory was built before the constitution 1765. The only reason the constitution was successful was because it was primarily fighting smaller ships with lighter guns. It was outclassed by 1st rates which it never faced. Victorys 800+ guns vs Constitutions
Wow that is an amazing ship. I am impressed by it's huge size. I wonder how long it took to build it some 300 years ago?
Constitution was started in 1794 and was launched on October 21, 1797.