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U.S. Frigate Constellation, 1812

U.S. Frigate Constellation is a living history unit in Hampton Roads, Virginia that strives to interpret, research, and reenact the War of 1812.

We are a living history unit that strives to research, interpret and reenact the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake region.

01/02/2026

Happy new year from the officers and crew of the Constellation! Roast a goose and have a toast to the Navy! May God bless you all with love and life in the coming year! God bless the Old Dominion and our great Republic! Huzza!

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas to all from our officers, ships wives, and crew! May peace, love, and joy be with you all! A double grog ration for all! Godspeed and good cheer! Huzza!!!

11/26/2025

Hoah! Our crew would like to wish all of our friends and shipmates a very Happy Thanksgiving! We hope all of you safely steer a course to your home port to enjoy the benefits of the season’s harvest with family and friends! We encourage all of you to eat, drink, and be merry while also giving thanks to almighty God for the blessings we all enjoy! May God continue to bless our great republic! Huzza!

Image: "The Sailor's Return, Jack at Home," by Richard Poate, ca. 1850.

11/17/2025

Hoah! Our crew had a great time at Fort Monroe for Veteran's Day! Thank you to everyone who joined us for this special event! Thank you to Fort Monroe for hosting us! Splice the mainbrace! Join us, huzza!

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all who have served our great country! God bless these United States! Huzza!!!

Image: George H. Comegys, "A Sailor of the U.S.S. Constitution, Toasting a New Recruit in a Saloon," 1839.

11/10/2025

Happy 250th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps! Never deficient in their duty! Fortitudine! Huzza!

10/27/2025

Hoah! The crew of the U. States Frigate Constellation has done it again! Between wind and water we shared our knowledge of the War of 1812 with visitors to historic Hill House in Portsmouth, Virginia! We even had a duck on hand! We discussed food/drink, weapons, uniforms, supplies, livestock, and life aboard ship! Well done lads! By day's end the Chesapeake rang with our sea songs and the air smelled of fresh citrus and grog! Huzza!

10/22/2025

Old Ironsides!

10/20/2025

HAPPY TRAFALGAR DAY!!!
Trafalgar Day is the most important day in the calendar of HMS Victory, the oldest commissioned warship in the world. Each year a ceremony is held on board Victory marking the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, a battle which defined the Age of Sail and which sealed British dominion of the seas for a hundred years.

Britain’s wealth, prosperity and status as a nation on the world stage still owe much to the courage and skill of the crews of the British ships and their great leader, Admiral Lord Nelson, that momentous day off Cape Trafalgar.

The overwhelming victory over the French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 gave the Royal Navy its most famous triumph and confirmed a long tradition of naval supremacy.

“England expects that every man will do his duty” (Nelson’s final signal, as the mighty ships of the line of the Royal Navy and the combined Franco – Spanish Fleet clashed was “Engage the enemy more closely”).

Nelson’s tactical genius in splitting the line of enemy ships had already set the pre-conditions for victory, when only an hour into the Battle, Nelson was hit by a French sharpshooters’ musket ball as he paced Victory’s quarterdeck, directing the Battle.

He fell, fatally wounded, on a spot marked by a lovingly polished brass plaque, which forms the centrepiece of the Trafalgar Day Ceremony.

Images: William Overend, "The Hero of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805," 1898. Alexander Keith Johnson, "Map Of The Battle Of Trafalgar," 1805. Wreath on the spot where Lord Nelson fell mortally wounded.

10/13/2025

Happy 250th birthday to the U.S. Navy! Huzza!

Images: Lt. Glen Drayton, "America Must Have a Navy," 1814. Unknown Artist, “Midshipman William Boerum,” 1813. Charles Ware,"U.S. Schooner Alligator," 1820. Unknown Maker, U.S. Ensign," circa 1812.

07/03/2025

Happy American Independence Day from the officers and crew of the Constellation! May the remembrance of July 4th live on forever! God bless these United States! Huzza!!!
Image: Samuel Harris, "Emblem of the United States of America. Peace with all nations; Partiality to none," 1804.

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