USS Constitution

Nicknamed "Old Ironsides", the USS Constitution is one of a few ships ordered by George Washington to protect American waters in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Old Ironsides became well renowned when all of her cannon and large crew easily defeated French privateers in the Atlantic Sea. The ship got its name from the war of 1812: British vessels would fire off cannonballs, only to watch them bounce off the sturdy oak "Old Ironsides" was made out of. Later on in the mid 1800s, the ship was used as a training barracks. The USS Consitution was eventually restored in the early 1900s to her former glory. Today she is moored at the Charlestown Navy Yard as part of the USS Constitution museum.

I am building this one for my dad. Looks like I am going to start on the decks and then move onto hull painting and detailing. I think I am going to spend more time rigging this model than actually building it x_x.