Old Ironsides to Sail Again
January 2nd, 2009 From
>Subject: RE: Old Ironsides to Sail Again
>From: fmcbride@mail02.mitre.org (Frank A. McBride)
>To: mike.potter@artecon.com (Mike Potter), mahan@microworks.net
>Date: Tue, 24 Jun 97 07:57:53 -0400
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>I am flying into Logan Airport early this afternoon. Before I head >to Natick,
>MA, I would like to visit the Constitution and take pictures. How can I get
>there from the Airport? I am a rookie to the Boston area.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Frank McBride
> fmcbride@mitre.org
>
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>
> >ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
> >
> >ROUTINE
> >
> >R 191146Z JUN 97 ZYB MIN PSN 926158F31
> >
> >FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N09B//
> >
> >TO NAVADMIN
> >
> >UNCLAS //N03330//
> >NAVADMIN 143/97
> >
> >MSGID/GENADMIN/N09//
> >
> >SUBJ/OLD IRONSIDES TO SAIL AGAIN//
> >
> >RMKS/1. USS CONSTITUTION, THE OLDEST OPERATIONAL WARSHIP IN THE WORLD,
> >BETTER KNOWN AS “OLD IRONSIDES,” WILL SET SAIL AT NOON ON 21 JUL 97 OFF
> >THE COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE U.S. NAVY EVENT, DESIGNATED “OPERATION
> >SAIL 200,” WILL FEATURE THE FIRST OPERATIONAL SAILING OF CONSTITUTION IN
> >116 YEARS TO COMMEMORATE THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHIP’S LAUNCHING.
> >
> >2. THE NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER DET BOSTON RECENTLY COMPLETED A
> >FOUR-YEAR, $12 MILLION OVERHAUL ON THE 200 YEAR-OLD SHIP. CONSTITUTION
> >HAS BEEN RESTORED TO THE SHIP’S ORIGINAL WARFIGHTING READINESS.
> >SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN ACROSS AMERICA CONTRIBUTED THEIR PENNIES TO BUY THE
> >SIX SAILS THAT WILL BE USED DURING THE JULY SAIL.
> >
> >3. EXHAUSTIVE TESTS AND EVALUATIONS FOR THE SHIP AND A LENGTHY TRAINING
> >PROGRAM FOR THE CREW HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN TO PREPARE CONSTITUTION FOR
> >VOYAGE IN MASSACHUSETTS BAY. USS RAMAGE (DDG 61), USS HALYBURTON (FFG
> >40), AND THE BLUE ANGELS NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION TEAM WILL RENDER
> >HONORS TO CONSTITUTION IN TRIBUTE TO THE CORE VALUES OF “HONOR, COURAGE
> >AND COMMITMENT” THAT HAVE BEEN A NAVAL TRADITION FOR OVER 200 YEARS.
> >
> >4. CONSTITUTION WILL BE TOWED FROM BOSTON TO MARBLEHEAD, MASSACHUSSETS,
> >17 MILES NORTH OF BOSTON, ON JULY 20 TO STAGE THE SHIP BY THE SAIL
> >OPERATION AREA IN MASSACHUSETTS BAY. DURING THE WAR OF 1812, MARBLEHEAD
> >PROVIDED CONSTITUTION A SAFE HAVEN FROM TWO BRITISH WAR SHIPS.
> >CONSTITUTION WAS LAST MOORED IN MARBLEHEAD IN 1931.
> >
> >5. A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA POOL WILL EMBARK CONSTITUTION ON
> >JULY 21. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COVER
> >THIS EVENT FROM OTHER PARTICIPATING U.S. NAVY SHIPS.
> >
> >6. RELEASED BY RADM A. N. LANGSTON, N09B.//
> >
> >BT
> >
> >