JHS Loc: Carmichael, CA

Outstanding photograph. This ship has a formidable history and was the subject of a poem I had to learn and recite in high school in 1958.


Old Ironsides
By Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!
Long has it waved on high,
And many an eye has danced to see
That banner in the sky;
Beneath it rung the battle shout,
And burst the cannon’s roar;—
The meteor of the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more!

Her deck, once red with heroes’ blood
Where knelt the vanquished foe,
When winds were hurrying o’er the flood
And waves were white below,
No more shall feel the victor’s tread,
Or know the conquered knee;—
The harpies of the shore shall pluck
The eagle of the sea!

O, better that her shattered hulk
Should sink beneath the wave;
Her thunders shook the mighty deep,
And there should be her grave;
Nail to the mast her holy flag,
Set every thread-bare sail,
And give her to the god of storms,—
The lightning and the gale!

Carmichael John

Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts

Very nice. A good friend was one of the reenactors that portray the 1812 marines. He did that for several years.

martin muller

Awesome!

afsalvo Loc: Westbrook, Maine

Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Beautiful shot

Pepsiman Loc: New York City

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great shot, PM.

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

Luv this shot! Beautiful old ship-thanx for sharing.