OLD IRONSIDE FOR DUMMIES

Captain Edward Preble requested to take command of Constitution in a letter dated 14 May 1803[65] as his flagship and built preparations to command a whole new squadron for a third blockade try. The ship was recommissioned on twenty Could.[sixty six] The copper sheathing on her hull necessary to get replaced and Paul Revere supplied the copper shee

A merchant captain named Samuel Dewey accepted a small wager as to whether he could full the process of elimination.[167] Elliot had posted guards on Structure to ensure the safety in the figurehead, but Dewey crossed the Charles River in a small boat, utilizing the sound of thunderstorms to mask his movements, and managed to noticed off almost all