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USS Constitution. Launched in Boston in 1797, the oldest commissioned warship afloat earned her nickname Old Ironsides during the War of 1812 when she fought the British frigate HMS Guerriere. During this historic battle, cannonballs fired at USS Constitution appeared to bounce off, causing one of her crew to remark that her sides were made of iron.
Save. The Naval History and Heritage Command website says that the United States Navy uses the letters USS to signify United States Ship.. According to the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) website, this designation was adopted in 1907 and is used to denote Navy ships manned by military personnel.Once decommissioned, the ship is known simply by its name, without the USS..or example, according to USNSCC, a destroyer tender originally commissioned in 1915 as USS Melville Destroyer Tender No. 2 in 1915 was re-designated as USS Melville AD-2.. Phil Mislinski/Getty Images News/Getty Images. Naming Navy Ships. The name of each ship is decided by the presiding Secretary of the Navy.