Photo: USS Constitution
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) - The USS Constitution is scheduled to get underway from the Charlestown Navy Yard on Thursday, May 28, at 10:00 a.m.
This marks the ship’s second underway of the 2026 season.
When the USS Constitution goes "underway," it means this historic, active-duty U.S. Navy ship leaves its permanent dock at the Charlestown Navy Yard to sail into Boston Harbor.
The ship will be closed to the public in the morning and will reopen for tours from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. following her return to port.
During the underway, USS Constitution will fire a 21-gun salute off Fort Independence on Castle Island at approximately 11:30 a.m., followed by a 17-gun salute as she passes U.S. Coast Guard Sector Boston, the former site of Edmund Hartt’s Shipyard, where the ship was built and launched on October 21, 1797.
The underway will be visible from the Boston Harborwalk, Castle Island, and the Charlestown Navy Yard.
USS Constitution is normally open for free public visitation Wednesday through Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
All guests 18 and older must present a valid state or federally-issued photo ID or passport to board the ship.
As the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat and America’s Ship of State, USS Constitution played a vital role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, safeguarding American sea lanes from 1797 to 1855.
