tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post8088702106765469817..comments2023-12-04T14:35:49.198-05:00Comments on Civil War Navy Sesquicentennial: A Brief History of the USS ConstellationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520357948612296575noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post-63468608497263277422010-09-22T13:32:31.740-04:002010-09-22T13:32:31.740-04:00We toured the Constellation earlier in the summer....We toured the Constellation earlier in the summer. I can say the only power generation devices on board are modern additions. She did not have steam propulsion units when rebuilt in the 1850s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post-27589255893256132852010-09-19T20:35:37.723-04:002010-09-19T20:35:37.723-04:00I believe she was solely sail, but I can't gua...I believe she was solely sail, but I can't guarantee it.<br /><br />She is semi-permanently docked. I say "semi" because she apparently made a trip to Annapolis in 2004. Very rarely does she leave her spot in the Inner Harbor, though; that was her first time out since 1955.Sarah A. Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373421791707965278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post-16315791228205847802010-09-18T15:21:56.024-04:002010-09-18T15:21:56.024-04:00Sarah:
Did she have an auxiliary steam engine, si...Sarah:<br /><br />Did she have an auxiliary steam engine, similar to some other sloops-of-war of the period, or was she purely sail-powered?<br /><br />Also, does she still put to sea every now and then to shake out her sails and rigging, or is she permanently docked?Seaman Robnoreply@blogger.com