USS Constitution Museum
USS Constitution Museum — Charlestown, Boston. Photo: Goyaz · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Charlestown, Boston, United States

USS Constitution Museum

Explore maritime history and navigation instruments associated with USS Constitution.

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SextantTopic illustration · Sextant
COLLECTION RECORD

Frank Nichols sextant

Historical navigation instrument

The museum records a late nineteenth-century sextant associated with Frank Nichols, accession 2525.5a,b.

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Museum record ↗ Checked 2026-10-29

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