Word Problems

1. The Constellation's 20 pound cannon can fire a 20 pound cannon ball 500 ft. How far would it fire a 15 pound ball.
2. What would be the total cost for 11 adults and 40 children with normal tickets. It is $5.00 for an adult and $2.50 for children. They also want to reserve tickets for 5 adults and 9 children, reserve tickets cost 10% more than normal tickets.  The sales tax is 12.07%.
3. The length of the Constellation is 186 ft., what percent is that of a mile if a mile is 5,280 ft.

The following word problems were contributed by Corey ('03).

1. Let say the USS Constellation ship was on patrol for slave ships and it had covered 400 nautical miles of ocean. It had a report of a slave ship 1/5 of their covered distance away. How far away is the slave ship from where they are now?

2. If the British fleet had 60 ships and the US Constellation shot and sank 1/4 of those ships, how many ships would the British fleet have left?

3. If the Constellation was brought to Baltimore Harbor to be restored on December, 1,1996, and it was done on July, 30,1999, how many days did it take to restore the Constellation? (Hint: 365 days in a year)

Answers

Scavenger Hunt

By David and Corey G.

Go to http://www.constellation.org/

Click on the history link.
Click on chronology .
What date and location was the USS Constellation launched?

Click on the history link.
Click on Civil War .
What was the date that the U.S. Constellation was placed back on commission?

Click back on the history link and again to the Civil War link.
On March 11, 1862 the Constellation left Portsmouth under the name of ________.

1. The constellation is anchored at Richmond, Virginia.

2. The Constellation has 39 cannons on the sides.

3. There are 60 crew quarters.

4. The dinning room is located between the crew quarters and the captain quarters. 

5. The Constellation has a length of 182ft, and a with of 169.

6. The Constellation helped with the capture of slave brigs.

Information about the U.S.S. Constellation

     The U.S.S. Constellation is a 38-gun frigate and was built in 1797. The purpose of a 
frigate was to destroy or capture warships and ships who were carrying slaves from 
Africa to America. The Constellation has a length of 186 ft, with of 164 ft, and a 40 ft 6in 
beam. The Constellation was the first U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name Constellation 
and earned the nickname "Yankee Racehorse" by capturing a French 36-gun frigate in 
1799.
     The Constellation is one of the last remaining war ships. The Constellation served in 
the Civil War, World War I (WWI), and World War II (WWII). It was the first ship to 
capture a foreign French warship in Feb. 9 1799. The Constellation helped with the end 
of slavery by helping capture ships that were carrying slaves. The Constellation captured 
a slave brig name "The Triton" on May 21 1799 and it was the U.S. Navy's first capture 
of the Civil War. In WWII it served as a flagship for the U.S. Navy.
     The Constellation was originally launched in Baltimore and it remains a historic 
landmark in Baltimore Harbor in Washington D.C. It took 3 years and 8 months to 
restore the U.S.S. Constellation.

Answers to Word Problems

1. 625
2. 232.27
3. 3.3.5%
4. 80 miles
5. 15 ships
6. 973 days

    

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1. Gosport Navy Yard; August 26, 1854
2. February 26, 1862
3. Henry k. Thatcher

1. False, it is located in Baltimore Harbor, Washington DC.
2. False, it has 38.
3. True
4. True
5. False, it has a length of 186ft, and a with of 164.
6. True

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