CHATHAM MARCONI SPEAKER SERIES
Over The Horizon:
The Extraordinary Voyages and Career of USS Constitution
Thursday January 9th @ 7PM
via Zoom
From her launch in 1797 to her ongoing service as the Navy's oldest commissioned warship, USS Constitution has not only survived the long centuries but continually contributed to the nation in ways far beyond its original mission. Though renowned for its victories over the Royal Navy in the War of 1812, Constitution's voyages and missions spanned the globe throughout the 19th century representing diverse U.S. interests in the farthest ports before radio communication. Discover the stories behind some of the ship's most dramatic adventures and the captivating crews who led to her success.
About the Speaker: Since 2017, Carl Herzog has been the Public Historian for the USS Constitution Museum, where he conducts original research on the history of the ship, designs public programming and teaches maritime history to the active-duty US Navy crew of USS Constitution. A resident of Falmouth, he holds a PhD in history from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, where he specialized in colonial smuggling operations in the Caribbean during the decades leading up to the American Revolution. For 20 years before joining the museum, Carl taught navigation, seamanship and maritime history for education programs on board a variety of schooners and square-rigged sailing ships. When he wasn't at sea, her served for eight years as editor-in-chief of a series of annual marine navigation handbooks. He holds a 500-ton ocean master's license from the United States Coast Guard and has spent about 50,000 miles under sail in the Atlantic, Pacific and Caribbean.