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<center>[[Image:AT_connie_plaque.png|USS CONSTELLATION Dedication Plaque]]</center> | <center>[[Image:AT_connie_plaque.png|USS CONSTELLATION Dedication Plaque]]</center> | ||
''The dedication plaque for the USS'' Constellation. ''The ship's motto is " | ''The dedication plaque for the USS'' Constellation. ''The ship's motto is "Spirit of the Old, Pride of the New." This was the original motto of the wet-navy United States aircraft carrier, which recalled the unparalleled honors gathered by her predecessors in service to her country. Several years later, an American president would give her a new motto: "America's Flagship."'' | ||
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USS Constellation
The dedication plaque for the USS Constellation. The ship's motto is "Spirit of the Old, Pride of the New." This was the original motto of the wet-navy United States aircraft carrier, which recalled the unparalleled honors gathered by her predecessors in service to her country. Several years later, an American president would give her a new motto: "America's Flagship."
USS Intrepid
The dedication plaque for the Intrepid. It's motto is "In Mare in Caelo," which translates to "In the sea in heaven." This was the motto of the original USS Intrepid, the World War II wet-navy aircraft carrier.
