OLDIRONSIDE SECRETS

incident in 1807 delayed her relief, and Campbell narrowly averted a mutiny by his homesick crew. ConstitutionBut 1 thirty day period later on, she satisfied with one of these all over again -- the frigate Guerriere. The British ship fired the main shot with the legendary battle; 20 minutes later, Guerriere was a dismasted hulk, so badly harmed tha

Structure was becalmed and not able to run from the 5 British ships, but Hull acted over a suggestion from his First Lieutenant Charles Morris. He requested the crew to put boats above the side to tow the ship out of range, applying kedge anchors to draw the ship ahead and wetting the sails to take advantage of every breath of wind.[a hundred and f