Keywords: US Navy 070818-N-2893B-001 USS Constitution crewmembers perform gun drills on a 5,600-lb. long gun replica, demonstrating the firing sequence employed by Sailors aboard the ship 200 years ago.jpg en CHARLESTOWN Mass Aug 14 2007 - USS Constitution crewmembers perform gun drills on a 5 600-lb long gun replica demonstrating the firing sequence employed by Sailors aboard the ship 200 years ago Every year the USS Constitution Museum s Victory Day commemorates the Aug 19 1812 defeat of HMS Guerriere by USS Constitution At 209 years old USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world manned by 64 active duty Sailors and visited by nearly half-a-million tourists annually U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown RELEASED 2007-08-14 070818-N-2893B-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 49889 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown PD-USGov-Military-Navy Military in Massachusetts |