憲法號帆船護衛艦 (IX 21)

憲法號帆船護衛艦

憲法號（左）、USS Halyburton (FFG-40)（中）、拉梅奇號（右）和幾架屬於藍天使的F/A-18

憲法號帆船護衛艦(英語：USS Constitution,IX-21)，是一艘美國海軍現役木殼三桅風帆護衛艦，該艦由美國首任總統華盛頓命名，艦名是為紀念於1789年生效的美國憲法。憲法號是美國海軍成立初期根據1794年海軍法案所授權建造的六首風帆驅逐艦當中的第三艘。目前憲法號是全球艦齡最大的在役海軍艦艇，自1797年入役以來，該艦已經在美國海軍持續不斷地服役超過200年。

儘管憲法號今天仍然服役於美國海軍，但不同於其他在役艦艇，憲法號今天已經不再執行軍事任務，改而肩負起向公眾和遊客宣傳和推廣美國海軍歷史傳統的公關任務。目前憲法號停泊於位處波士頓的查爾斯頓海軍基地一號碼頭，並且擁有一支人數總共為60人的艦員隊伍。和美國海軍其他在役艦艇相同，這60名艦員全部隸屬在役的水手和軍官，他們在海軍部的編制內被視為特殊任務人員。。

船艦概述

美國的護衛艦憲法(Constitution)號是美國海軍的超級護衛艦(super frigate)，被分類在38-44門砲的那一級艦中，擁有兩層全裝砲甲板和較多的加農砲，以及存活性堅韌的橡木船殼版，因此被取了「老式鐵殼船」(Old Ironsides)的綽號。

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