HELPING THE OTHERS REALIZE THE ADVANTAGES OF OLD IRON SIDE

incident in 1807 delayed her reduction, and Campbell narrowly averted a mutiny by his homesick crew. Constitution" Preble demanded that one other ship determine herself plus the stranger replied, "This is His Britannic Majesty's ship Donegal, 84 guns, Sir Richard Strachan, an English commodore." He then commanded Preble, "Send out your boat on boar

Constitution was becalmed and not able to operate from the five British ships, but Hull acted on a recommendation from his First Lieutenant Charles Morris. He purchased the crew To place boats about the side to tow the ship away from assortment, working with kedge anchors to attract the ship ahead and wetting the sails to make the most of every sin