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“A Better Launch I Never Saw”: The Creation of the Frigate Constellation

“Another experience as Command of Seventh Fleet was the fact that the Joint Chiefs of Staff, probably due to some urging by our admirals back in Washington, decided that this was a great opportunity to show the capabilities of our ships to provide gunfire support.” Leaning back against his chair with the first button of his finely-pressed collared shirt undone, the spry ninety-year-old Admiral James Lemuel “Jim” Holloway, III (ret.) smiled as he spoke with historians to record his experiences leading Operation Lion’s Den during the war in Vietnam.

“Shoot ‘Em Up”: Operation Lion’s Den, 27 August 1972

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USS Constitution, today berthed in the Charlestown Navy Yard, National Parks of Boston, is the sole survivor of the original six frigates and provides us with a clear understanding of why Joshua Humphreys and Henry Knox urged the use of live oak when constructing the new U.S. naval fleet.

USS Constitution and the Legacy of Live Oak

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