BOSTON - Master-at-Arms 1st Class Richard Hagerty, a native of Gilbert, Arizona, was awarded Senior Sailor of the Quarter aboard USS Constitution, July 9.
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| Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Hagerty, left, receives plaque for being named Senior Sailor of the Quarter aboard USS Constitution. |
Senior Sailor of the Quarter is awarded to a sailor who exemplifies outstanding leadership and superior performance by going above and beyond their assigned job.
“Being awarded Senior Sailor of the Quarter is an honor I do not take lightly,” said Hagerty.
Hagerty is a 2005 graduate of Mesquite High School. He has served in the Navy for 11 years and his previous duty stations include USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Naval Base Kitsap Harbor, Wash., Harbor Patrol Unit, Bahrain, and Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific-Bangor Harbor Patrol Unit, Wash.
The active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution normally provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people each year as they support the ship’s mission of promoting the Navy’s history, maritime heritage, and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence.
USS Constitution, is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855.
The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 after British cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ship’s wooden hull.
USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and captured or destroyed 33 enemy vessels.
“Being awarded Senior Sailor of the Quarter is an honor I do not take lightly,” said Hagerty.
Hagerty is a 2005 graduate of Mesquite High School. He has served in the Navy for 11 years and his previous duty stations include USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Naval Base Kitsap Harbor, Wash., Harbor Patrol Unit, Bahrain, and Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific-Bangor Harbor Patrol Unit, Wash.
The active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution normally provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people each year as they support the ship’s mission of promoting the Navy’s history, maritime heritage, and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence.
USS Constitution, is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855.
The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 after British cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ship’s wooden hull.
USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and captured or destroyed 33 enemy vessels.