The USS Constitution is the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat. (www.navy.mil)

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[-] Boris_NotTooBadinoff@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Fun (?) fact: The Navy maintains a grove of white oak trees as replacement timber for the Constitution near Bloomington, Indiana to guarantee there will always be timber available

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