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Old Ironsides
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Old Ironsides

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"Old Ironsides" is a poem written in 1830 by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.. The poem was written to protest the planned dismantling of the USS Constitution, an American warship from the War of 1812. Holmes's poem successfully aroused public sentiment, leading to the preservation and continued service of the ship. The USS Constitution is a historic frigate, launched in 1797, and is the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat.123

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