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The USS Constitution is blanketed by snow in Charlestown, Mass., on Jan. 14, 2008. At 210-years-old, Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty U.S. Navy sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually.

The USS Constitution is blanketed by snow.

The USS Constitution is blanketed by snow in Charlestown, Mass., on Jan. 14, 2008. At 210-years-old, Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty U.S. Navy sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually.

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