RUMORED BUZZ ON OLDIRONSIDE

Captain Edward Preble purchased to get command of Structure inside of a letter dated 14 Could 1803[sixty five] as his flagship and built preparations to command a fresh squadron for a third blockade try. The ship was recommissioned on twenty May well.[sixty six] The copper sheathing on her hull required to get replaced and Paul Revere equipped the

Constitution in the chase Structure was recommissioned in December with Captain John Rodgers once more getting command to supervise A significant refitting. It had been overhauled at a price just under $one hundred,000; nevertheless, Rodgers inexplicably did not thoroughly clean her copper sheathing, major him to later on declare her a "sluggish sa