Photo by Chris Devers. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Get the chance to ride aboard the USS Constitution as it sails in Boston Harbor to celebrate America's Independence on Monday, July 4.

This annual event is one of the few times that the ship is taken out of its berth in the Charlestown Navy Yard.  There is a lottery for the highly-prized free tickets to be able to sail aboard the ship during the turnaround.  (The ship is actually moved by tug; it's not under sail.)

Click here to apply in this year's lottery.

Submission deadline is on June 3, 2022. A winner will be selected on June 8, 2022 and notified by email.

Watch a short video of the USS Constitution turnaround taken a few years ago:

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This original and commissioned design honors the USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, and is the oldest ship of any kind still afloat and is most noted for her actions during the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships.

Available in a very limited edition archival print, small poster, cards, sticker, and magnet. Explore the complete collection.