USS Constitution: 200th Anniversary of a Sea Battle

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Andrew Ryan, Making a Name for Itself. Boston Globe, Aug 19, 2012.
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/201 ... I4SCWHVI/story.html

Note:
(a) Please click the tag "GRAPHIC" atthe top horizontal bar, to complete the article.
(b) HMS Guerriere (1806)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Guerriere_(1806)
(first incarnation: a French-built France warship Guerrière ("Warrior"); captured by UK in 1806 and turned into HMS Guerriere)
(c) huzzah ( ; origin unknown):
"an expression or shout of acclaim —often used interjectionally to express joy or approbation"
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/huzzah
(d) The graphic mentions
(i) three masts of HMS Guerriere. See mast (sailing)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mast_(sailing)
(In a three-masted, square-sail carrying ship, the masts, given their standard names in bow to stern (front to back) order, are: Fore-mast * * * Main-mast: the tallest mast, usually located near the center of the ship. * * * Mizzen-mast)  
(ii) bowsprit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowsprit

bowsprit (n; Middle English bouspret, probably from Middle Low German boochspreet, from booch bow + spreet pole
First Known Use 13th century)
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