Only Ship Left in America's Fleet That Actually Sunk an Enemy Ship Is 200 Years Old

U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Matthew R. Fairchild

USS Constitution beat the British in the War of 1812, but hasn't seen much action since

The only active ship in the United States Navy to sink another enemy ship in combat is more than 200 years old. The title falls to the wooden frigate Constitution, as the USS Simpson, a guided missile frigate just thirty years old, has been retired from the fleet.