Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We know a lot about the men who served on USS Constitution in the early 19th century, but what about the women who stayed behind? In this video, USSCM Manager of Curatorial Affairs Kate Monea tells us more about Abigail Chew, wife of USS Constitution Purser Thomas Chew.
We know a lot about the men who served on USS Constitution in the early 19th century, but what about the women who stayed behind? In this video, USSCM Manager of Curatorial Affairs Kate Monea tells us more about Abigail Chew, wife of USS Constitution Purser Thomas Chew.




![We Remember - Honoring the Souls Lost While Serving Aboard USS CONSTITUTION
This Memorial Day weekend, the USS Constitution Museum remembers all those lost while serving aboard USS CONSTITUTION, and honors the sailors and Marines whose service is forever part of the ship’s story.
This video features Gordon Grant’s 1927 painting of CONSTITUTION, commissioned by the Secretary of the Navy to help raise funds for the restoration of “Old Ironsides.” Reproduced as a lithograph, the image was purchased by a million Americans who joined in honoring the legacy of CONSTITUTION and its crew.
Learn more at usscm.org.
Featured image: Gordon Grant, USS Constitution, 1927. USS Constitution Museum Collection. Dr. and Mrs. Louis Arthur Norton Gift. [2182.1] We Remember - Honoring the Souls Lost While Serving Aboard USS CONSTITUTION](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xUfDmcZU9Ks/mqdefault.jpg)



