THE OLDIRONSIDESFAKES DIARIES

Constitution over the chase Structure was recommissioned in December with Captain John Rodgers once again having command to oversee A serious refitting. It absolutely was overhauled at a cost just below $a hundred,000; even so, Rodgers inexplicably didn't clean her copper sheathing, leading him to afterwards declare her a "slow sailer".But 1 thirty

Captain Edward Preble purchased to get command of Structure within a letter dated fourteen Might 1803[sixty five] as his flagship and created preparations to command a new squadron for a third blockade endeavor. The ship was recommissioned on twenty May well.[66] The copper sheathing on her hull necessary to get replaced and Paul Revere supplied th