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Structure was becalmed and not able to run from your five British ships, but Hull acted with a recommendation from his Initially Lieutenant Charles Morris. He requested the crew to put boats more than the side to tow the ship out of vary, working with kedge anchors to draw the ship forward and wetting the sails to make the most of each and every br

Constitution during the chase Structure was recommissioned in December with Captain John Rodgers once again taking command to oversee A significant refitting. It absolutely was overhauled at a cost just below $a hundred,000; even so, Rodgers inexplicably didn't thoroughly clean her copper sheathing, main him to later on declare her a "sluggish sail