Episode 568: Old Ironsides-the USS Constitution Olver Wendell Holmes Sr. and His Dissenting Son

This video is from the American Minute by Bill Federer.  "Old Ironsides" is the nickname of the three-masted frigate USS Constitution.Constructed in 1797, its hull was made of 21-inch-thick planks of very dense Southern Live Oak.During the War of 1812, the crew of British ship HMS Guerriere observed their cannonballs bouncing off the USS Constitution and exclaimed that its sides must be made of iron.Muslim Barbary Pirates of North Africa had captured many American ships: Betsey, Dauphin, Dispatch, Hope, Jane, Jay, Maria, Mary, Minerva, Olive Branch, Oswego, Philadelphia, Polly, President, Sophia, and Thomas, among others.The captured crews were stripped, chained, paraded through the streets, and sold into slavery.When the American ship Polly was captured in 1793, the Barbary captain chided the crew and imprisoning them:“... for your history and superstition in believing in a man who was crucified by the Jews and disregarding the true doctrine of God’s last and greatest prophet, Mohammed.”Immediately after Jefferson became President in 1801,Camp Constitution is a New Hampshire based charitable trust.  We run a week-long family camp, man information tables at various venues, have a book publishing arm, and post videos from our camp and others that we think are of importance. Please visit our website www.campconstitution.net