OLD IRONSIDE - AN OVERVIEW

Constellation and President arrived at Tripoli over the 9th with Samuel Barron in command; Preble was forced to relinquish his command from the squadron to Barron, who was senior in rank.[eighty five] Structure was requested to Malta about the 11th for repairs and, when en route, captured two Greek vessels seeking to deliver wheat into Tripoli.Now

Her problem-plagued voyage continued on thirteen February when her rudder was ruined in the course of major storms, causing a total lack of steering Regulate, Together with the rudder smashing in the hull at random. Three crewmen went more than the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The next early morning, they rigged a temporary