USS CONSTITUTION, the World’s Oldest Commissioned Warship Afloat and America’s Ship of State, promotes the United States Navy and America's naval heritage through educational outreach, public access and historic demonstrations both in port and underway in Boston Harbor.
Cmdr. Billie Farrell relieved Cmdr. John Benda as commanding officer of USS
Constitution during a change of command ceremony, Jan. 21. Cmdr. Farrell became Old Ironsides’ 77th commanding officer and the first woman to serve as the ship’s commanding officer in the ship’s 224 years of history, dating back to 1797.
USS Constitution’s first female commanding officer will take command of Old Ironsides during a change-of-command ceremony, scheduled for Friday, Jan. 21, at noon.
