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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jorge Ortiz, assigned to the USS Constitution, hammers a copper nail into the new copper sheets that line the hull of the ship, which is dry docked in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, Oct. 20, 2016. The USS Constitution was undergoing a multiyear restoration in Dry Dock 1, the second oldest dry dock in the United States. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Collins III

USS Constitution

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jorge Ortiz, assigned to the USS Constitution, hammers a copper nail into the new copper sheets that line the hull of the ship, which is dry docked in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, Oct. 20, 2016. The USS Constitution was undergoing a multiyear restoration in Dry Dock 1, the second oldest dry dock in the United States. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Collins III

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