Old Ironsides

USS Constitution, Old Ironsides

a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston [Ameriška fregata s 44 topovi, ki je bila ena prvih treh mornariških ladij, zgrajenih v Združenih državah; v vojni leta 1812 je dosegla bleščeče zmage nad britanskimi fregatami in je nedvomno najbolj znana ladja v zgodovini ameriške mornarice; bila je obnovljena in je sidrana v ladjedelnici Charlestown v Bostonu.]



Vir: Open Slovene WordNet 1.0 - Institut Jožef Stefan

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