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[OC] The USS Constitution, the oldest naval warship still afloat. (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Although HMS victory is the oldest naval vessel in comission, she's got 3 decades on the old girl

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not afloat though

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Do you realize the if they are in comission all that they need to do is put it on whater and then constitution stops being the oldest afloat.

So if I can take it's title that easy maybe it doesn't deserve it idk

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Victory would sink if put on the sea.
Over time, repairs have been carried out to maintain her appearance, but not her seaworthyness. In many places, soft wood has replaced hardwood and no effort has been made to ensure she is structurally sound or water tight.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Bro wtf are you talking about, the USS constitution is towed by tugboats in it 1 yearly journey....it's little more then the victory tbh.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/massachusetts-uss-constitution/index.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Victory would likely sink in the dry dock before the tug could take her anywhere. There has been no effort made to make her float. Hull repairs done over the last few decades have not been made water tight.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

It wouldn't constitution had never been dry docked as a matter of long term storage, victory hasn't seen water in a hundred years (April 8 1925) and no you cannot easily just drop her back in the water and expect her to float. That said constitution could sail today if it were advantageous to do so, last time she sailed in her own power was July 21 1997.