The U.S.S. Constitution

High-resolution Map Specifications:Length overall: 204 ft.Beam (width): 43.5 ft.Displacement: 2,200 tonsDraft: 22.5 ft.Hull: 15 to 20 in. thickSpeed: 13-14 knotsCrew: 450-470Armament in 1812: 30, 24-pounders; 22, 32-pounder carronades; two 24-pounder & one 18-pounder bow chasers on the forecastle. 1 Quarter boat2 Quarterdeck3 Captain’s quarters4 Captain’s day cabin5 Officers’ staterooms6 Bread room7 Ship’s wheel8 Wardroom9 Cartridge filling room10 Powder magazine11 Spirit room12 Cockpit (junior officers’ quarters)13 Anchor capstan14 Bilge pumps15 Shot …

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May 21, 2021 View from Historical Pier 5, Landmark Park, Boston Navy Yard.

Specifications:Length overall: 204 ft.Beam (width): 43.5 ft.Displacement: 2,200 tonsDraft: 22.5 ft.Hull: 15 to 20 in. thickSpeed: 13-14 knotsCrew: 450-470Armament in 1812: 30, 24-pounders; 22, 32-pounder carronades; two 24-pounder & one 18-pounder bow chasers on the forecastle.

1 Quarter boat
2 Quarterdeck
3 Captain’s quarters
4 Captain’s day cabin
5 Officers’ staterooms
6 Bread room
7 Ship’s wheel
8 Wardroom
9 Cartridge filling room
10 Powder magazine
11 Spirit room
12 Cockpit (junior officers’ quarters)
13 Anchor capstan
14 Bilge pumps
15 Shot locker
16 Spar deck (open)
17 Gun deck
18 Berthing deck (crew hung its hammocks on this deck)
19 Orlop deck (storage)
20 Hold
21 Ballast
22 Anchor cables
23 24-pounder guns
24 Long boat
25 32-pounder carronades
26 Galley
27 Sail locker
28 Sand room
29 Rigging blocks
30 Sick bay
31 Forecastle
32 Manger
33 Crew’s head

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55010/55010-h/55010-h.htm