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But one thirty day period later on, she fulfilled with one of them again -- the frigate Guerriere. The British ship fired the first shot of the famous fight; twenty minutes afterwards, Guerriere was a dismasted hulk, so badly ruined that she wasn't worthy of towing to port.As Constitution settled in yet again at the Academy, a number of upgrades wa

Her trouble-plagued voyage continued on thirteen February when her rudder was damaged all through large storms, causing a total loss of steering Regulate, Together with the rudder smashing into the hull at random. Three crewmen went about the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The next morning, they rigged A brief steering proced