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USS Constitution Sails Into Boston Harbor Once Again

The wooden warship nicknamed "Old Ironsides" returned to the water after more than two years of restoration.

America's oldest commissioned warship returned to Boston's waters in shipshape on Sunday night.

The USS Constitution eased into the water at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston National Historical Park on Sunday evening., and at 11:15 p.m. the ship sailed into Boston Harbor. The Boston Globe that about 300 people gathered around the ship to see it hit the waters again, and there was a celebration at the .

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