Keywords: US Navy 091021-N-2893B-020 The oldest commissioned warship afloat, USS Constitution, went to sea on her 212th birthday.jpg en CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD Mass Oct 21 2009 The oldest commissioned warship afloat USS Constitution went to sea on her 212th birthday with her crew of 75 Sailors and more than 200 guests aboard Constitution has not gone to sea on the anniversary of her 1797 launching since her 1997 bicentennial U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown/Released 2009-10-21 091021-N-2893B-020 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 77575 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown PD-USGov-Military-Navy Boston Navy Yard |