THE OLDIRONSIDESFAKES DIARIES

Captain Edward Preble purchased to take command of Constitution within a letter dated 14 May well 1803[sixty five] as his flagship and made preparations to command a whole new squadron for a 3rd blockade try. The ship was recommissioned on twenty May.[66] The copper sheathing on her hull required to be replaced and Paul Revere provided the copper s

Structure in the course of the chase Structure was recommissioned in December with Captain John Rodgers once again having command to supervise a major refitting. It had been overhauled at a price slightly below $100,000; nevertheless, Rodgers inexplicably didn't thoroughly clean her copper sheathing, main him to later declare her a "sluggish sailer