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A Yard and a Fighting Top

A Yard and a Fighting Top

The vertical pole is the fore mast of the USS Constitution. The horizontal pole is the fore yard. The wooden platform is called a fighting top.
Galleries: Ships, USS Constitution Museum
Keywords: america's ship of state, boston, fighting top, fore yard, foremast, massachusetts, mast, sailing ship, uss constitution, uss constitution museum
Photo Location: USS Constitution Museum, Boston, Massachusetts
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 05/28/2011
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Original Dimensions: 5616×3744
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 42°22'20.73"N 71°03'23.54"W
Picture Number: 15322