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![USS Constitution Sinking the HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812, 400 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia Stock Photo - Alamy USS Constitution Sinking the HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812, 400 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/T323B9/uss-constitution-sinking-the-hms-guerriere-during-the-war-of-1812-400-miles-from-halifax-nova-scotia-T323B9.jpg)
USS Constitution Sinking the HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812, 400 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia Stock Photo - Alamy
USS Constitution - USS Constitution is now the only ship in the U.S. Navy to sink an enemy vessel in action. The USS Simpson, the only other ship to share that title,
![There's only one Navy ship left that has sunk an enemy vessel: the ancient USS Constitution - The Washington Post There's only one Navy ship left that has sunk an enemy vessel: the ancient USS Constitution - The Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2015/09/1437318.jpg)
There's only one Navy ship left that has sunk an enemy vessel: the ancient USS Constitution - The Washington Post
![Summer 1812: The USS Constitution shatters the aura of British naval superiority (U.S. National Park Service) Summer 1812: The USS Constitution shatters the aura of British naval superiority (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/stories/images/nri/20160309/articles/A5D91A44-1DD8-B71B-0BCA7B2B85571886/A5D91A44-1DD8-B71B-0BCA7B2B85571886.jpg)
Summer 1812: The USS Constitution shatters the aura of British naval superiority (U.S. National Park Service)
USS Constitution - “HUZZAH HER SIDES ARE MADE OF IRON!” Today marks the 209th anniversary of the War of 1812 battle between the USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere! The battle is where
![USS Constitution in Boston Harbor, Aug 2012, 200 years after her engagement with HMS Guerriere. She is currently the only active ship in the US military to have sunk an enemy vessel [ USS Constitution in Boston Harbor, Aug 2012, 200 years after her engagement with HMS Guerriere. She is currently the only active ship in the US military to have sunk an enemy vessel [](https://preview.redd.it/sxl4jp2nfrq51.jpg?auto=webp&s=621301dbbb5eae7e5d72edcf70d50cc024e612d2)