Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Losing a mast in battle and storms was not uncommon during the Age of Sail, but the consequences could be dire.
This video has been made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (#SHARP) grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Losing a mast in battle and storms was not uncommon during the Age of Sail, but the consequences could be dire.
This video has been made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (#SHARP) grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.





![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)



