Captain Edward Preble requested to take command of Constitution inside a letter dated fourteen Might 1803[sixty five] as his flagship and made preparations to command a different squadron for a third blockade try. The ship was recommissioned on twenty Might.[sixty six] The copper sheathing on her hu

Constitution was becalmed and unable to run from your five British ships, but Hull acted on a suggestion from his Initial Lieutenant Charles Morris. He ordered the crew to put boats over the side to tow the ship out of selection, using kedge anchors to draw the ship forward and wetting the sails to