ABOUT OLD IRON SIDE

Constitution in the chase Constitution was recommissioned in December with Captain John Rodgers all over again using command to supervise a major refitting. It had been overhauled at a price just under $100,000; having said that, Rodgers inexplicably failed to cleanse her copper sheathing, top him to later declare her a "slow sailer".Structure retu

A merchant captain named Samuel Dewey approved a small wager as as to if he could full the endeavor of removal.[167] Elliot had posted guards on Constitution to ensure the security from the figurehead, but Dewey crossed the Charles River in a small boat, utilizing the sound of thunderstorms to mask his actions, and managed to saw off a lot of Jacks