USS Constitution

The United States Ship Constitution is a location in Boston in Fallout 4. The Ship is run by a crew of Robots led by the charismatic Captain Ironsides.

Background
The Constitution is a 3-masted, 44-gun frigate which was built at the Charlestown Navy Yard in North Boston in 1797. The ship triumphed in sea battles against pirates in the First Barbary War, and against the British in the War of 1812. She became legendary for surviving miraculous decades of service, in an era when naval ships had a lifespan of 10 or 15 years at most, and eventually earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" for the resilience of her oak hull in combat. The Constitution was finally dry-docked and restored in the 1920's, and remained the crown jewel of her eponymous maritime museum in the Boston Naval Shipyard until its destruction in 2077. Sometime between 2077 and 2287, somebody fitted NX-42 rocket engines to both sides of the ship, ran wiring and electronic equipment throughout the ship and installed a radar dish on the main deck. The ship then attempted to take off, but ended up landing on top of the Weatherby Savings & Loan bank, just north of Boston.

Layout
The player can board the ship by either going inside of the building it rests on and entering an access door in the hull of the ship, or by using the lift at the stern to access the deck directly. Inside the ship are 3 decks with several sentry turrets and Protectrons located throughout.

The USS Constitution is seen to have been outfitted with four rocket engines (two at the stern and one on each side of the bow), similar to those used in the creation of rocket ships.

Notable loot

 * There is a possibility for Fusion cores to be in different containers throughout the ship, one may appear in the Captain's Quarters.
 * An issue of U.S. Covert Operations Manual (#2) in the Captain's Cabin on a corner table (to the left of the desk when you enter the cabin).
 * Stealth Boy in the bedroom in the captain's cabin.

Appearances
The USS Constitution appears only in Fallout 4.

Behind the Scenes
The idea of the USS Constitution still defending American waters nearly 500 years after it launched may be one of the Fallout universe's more believable conceits.

In addition to serving as a maritime museum, the USS Constitution has the distinction of being the longest serving combat vessel in the United States Navy, and the oldest floating commissioned warship in the world (the HMS Victory is older, but has sat in drydock since 1922). The USS Constitution is also the only currently serving warship in the American navy to have sunk an enemy capital ship in battle.

The USS Constitution has a perfect battle record, having never been defeated or boarded. She recorded her most recent capture in 1853 against the pirate slave ship H.N. Gambrill, while patrolling off the African coast.

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