Stock photography, photos: USS Constitution - Tall Ship Stock photos of The USS Constitution - called Old Ironsides because bullets could not penetrate her tough oak sides. A 44-gun frigate built at the Edmond Hartt Shipyard, Boston, MA, in 1797. The ship carried a crew of more than 450. She is now the oldest commissioned vessel in the US Navy. Presently serving as a museum ship at the Charleston Navy Yard, Boston, MA. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: tall ships, sail, sailing, sailor, sailors, boats, ships, ship, boat, vessel, maritime, barque, ketch, schooner, frigate, bow, navy, naval, wind, USS constitution, USA, old ironsides