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- USS Constitution is the only remaining US Navy ship to have sunk an enemy warship in battle.
- It is also the oldest commissioned warship in the world that's still afloat, and it's full of history.
- Business Insider embarked on the 226-year-old frigate for a recent underway in the Boston Harbor.
With sea shanties blaring on the loudspeaker and onlookers taking pictures from the shore, USS Constitution slowly pulled away from the pier on a blistering hot day in mid-June.
This US Navy warship, at well over 200 years old, is not like the sea service's other ships, though. It is basically a floating museum, but with a bit of a twist. Unlike others, it hasn't been decommissioned.