when the pirates were defeated in the Barbary Wars by the United States, Sweden and the Norman Kingdom of Sicily in southern Italy. The corsair wreck lies on the seafloor in the Strait of ...

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The USS Constitution, nicknamed Old Ironsides, played a vital role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, safeguarding American sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. The warship is open for free public ...