ABOUT OLD IRON SIDE

Structure was becalmed and not able to run through the 5 British ships, but Hull acted over a recommendation from his To start with Lieutenant Charles Morris. He purchased the crew To place boats around the side to tow the ship outside of range, using kedge anchors to attract the ship ahead and wetting the sails to take advantage of every breath of

Constitution through the chase Constitution was recommissioned in December with Captain John Rodgers yet again taking command to supervise a major refitting. It had been overhauled at a cost slightly below $one hundred,000; nevertheless, Rodgers inexplicably did not cleanse her copper sheathing, major him to afterwards declare her a "sluggish saile