U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Matthew R. Fairchild
USS Constitution beat the British in the War of 1812, but hasn't seen much action since
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Matthew R. Fairchild |
The only
active ship in the United States Navy to sink another enemy ship in combat is
more than 200 years old. The title falls to the wooden frigate Constitution, as
the USS Simpson, a guided missile frigate just thirty years old, has been
retired from the fleet.