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=<nowiki>[J!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Sailing into history|SAILING INTO HISTORY]] $1000: [[USS Constitution]] (24 August 2022)= | =<nowiki>[J!]</nowiki> [[:Category:Sailing into history|SAILING INTO HISTORY]] $1000: [[USS Constitution]] (24 August 2022)= | ||
'''USS ''Constitution''''', labelled '''Old Ironsides''', is a wooden-hulled [[frigate]] and the oldest warship that's still afloat, having been launched in 1797. Her first appearance was against [[France]] in the Quasi-War, but her most famous was against the [[United Kingdom]] during the [[War of 1812]], when she took down five British ships. Among them was [[HMS Guerriere|HMS ''Guerriere'']], whose shots had famously bounced off of the supposedly wooden hull. | '''USS ''Constitution''''', labelled '''Old Ironsides''', is a wooden-hulled [[frigate]] and the oldest [[World of Warships|warship]] that's still afloat, having been launched in 1797. Her first appearance was against [[France]] in the Quasi-War, but her most famous was against the [[United Kingdom]] during the [[War of 1812]], when she took down five British ships. Among them was [[HMS Guerriere|HMS ''Guerriere'']], whose shots had famously bounced off of the supposedly wooden hull. | ||
USS ''Constitution'' was the first correct response of a [[Jeopardy!]] clue in the Page-A-Day calendar during [[The Wiki Camp 2]]'s existence, in the category of [[:Category:Sailing into history|Sailing Into History]] for $1000. | USS ''Constitution'' was the first correct response of a [[Jeopardy!]] clue in the Page-A-Day calendar during [[The Wiki Camp 2]]'s existence, in the category of [[:Category:Sailing into history|Sailing Into History]] for $1000. | ||