USS Constitution

The United States Ship Constitution is a location in the Greater Boston area in the Commonwealth in 2287. The ship is run by a crew of robots led by the charismatic sentry bot Captain Ironsides.

Background
The USS Constitution is a three-masted, forty-four gunned frigate that was built at the Charlestown Navy Yard in North Boston in 1797, specifically designed to be larger and more heavily armed than standard frigates of the period. The ship triumphed in sea battles against pirates in the First Barbary War and against the British in the War of 1812. During this war, a sailor saw an enemy shot bounce off the oak hull, earning her the nickname "Old Ironsides."

The ship was finally dry-docked and restored in the 1920s, 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 ship can be boarded by either going to the second floor of the building the ship rests on, and then entering an access door in the hull of the ship, or by using the elevator to the ship's stern (back) to access the top-deck directly. The inside of the ship consists of three decks filled with supplies and items along with several turrets, protectrons, and some Mister Handies located throughout.

The USS Constitution is seen to have been outfitted with four NX-42 rocket engines that look similar to the Rocketdyne F-1 rocket engine without the nozzle extension, two at the stern and one on each side of the bow.

Notable loot

 * Broadsider - Reward for completing the quest Last Voyage of the U.S.S. Constitution.
 * Lieutenant's hat - Reward for completing the quest Last Voyage of the U.S.S. Constitution.
 * Captain's quarters key - On Ironsides, opens his cabin on the ship.
 * Stealth Boy - In the Captain's Quarters.
 * An issue of U.S. Covert Operations Manual (#2) - In the Captain's Quarters on a corner table.
 * Captain Ironsides' hat - Worn by Ironsides.

Appearances
The USS Constitution appears only in Fallout 4.

Behind the scenes

 * The ship is based on the real world USS Constitution, also known as "Old Ironsides," a combat vessel berthed at Pier 1 of the former Charlestown Navy Yard at one end of Boston's Freedom Trail.
 * 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 ship in battle.
 * The vessel has a perfect battle record, having never been defeated or boarded. She recorded her most recent capture in 1853 against the American pirate slave ship H N Gambrill while patrolling off the African coast.
 * Originally, the ship took three attempts to be launched, due to the weight of the ship sinking the ways into the ground. The USS Constitution as manned by Ironsides in-game also takes three launches in an attempt to get to the ocean — the one that put it on top of Weatherby Savings and Loans, the one the player character initiates, and the future third launch.
 * "Bosun" is the pronunciation of the naval term "Boatswain."


 * Ironsides' personal war against "the dreaded Savings and Loans" is a Monty Python reference from the Monty Python sketch "The Crimson Permanent Assurance."

Bugs

 * It is possible to get stuck on top of the captain's table. If wearing power armor, the player can exit their suit but cannot move off the table whilst still inside.
 * Companions will recite their respective dialogues about the USS Constitution over and over, every few moments, while in the area.
 * It is possible for several waves of scavengers using raider character models to spawn inside of the ship on one of the upper decks.