THE OLD IRON SIDE DIARIES

But one month afterwards, she met with one of these all over again -- the frigate Guerriere. The British ship fired the initial shot on the famous fight; 20 minutes later, Guerriere was a dismasted hulk, so poorly weakened that she was not well worth towing to port.off Brazil on December 29. A British shot wrecked her helm, but by steering directly

As early as 1991, Commander David Cashman experienced instructed that Constitution should sail to celebrate her 200th anniversary in 1997 instead of being towed. The proposal was accredited, nevertheless it had been considered a significant endeavor due to the fact she had not sailed in above 100 several years.The earliest regarded photograph of C