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Constitution through the chase Constitution was recommissioned in December with Captain John Rodgers again taking command to supervise A serious refitting. It was overhauled at a price just below $a hundred,000; on the other hand, Rodgers inexplicably failed to clean up her copper sheathing, primary him to later on declare her a "slow sailer".This

Constitution was becalmed and not able to operate through the five British ships, but Hull acted with a suggestion from his First Lieutenant Charles Morris. He purchased the crew to put boats over the side to tow the ship away from array, employing kedge anchors to draw the ship ahead and wetting the sails to reap the benefits of each and every bre