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Female commanding officer takes helm of the historic USS Constitution

Cmdr. Billie J. Farrell, 39, became the 77th commanding officer of the warship that earned the nickname Old Ironsides when British cannonballs bounced off its hull during the War of 1812.

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[Wiley]

That's an incredible honor and the ship itself amazes me, even without it's history.