NOT KNOWN DETAILS ABOUT OLDIRONSIDE

Constellation and President arrived at Tripoli within the 9th with Samuel Barron in command; Preble was forced to relinquish his command in the squadron to Barron, who was senior in rank.[eighty five] Constitution was ordered to Malta around the eleventh for repairs and, whilst en route, captured two Greek vessels attempting to supply wheat into Tr

But a single thirty day period later on, she met with one of these once again -- the frigate Guerriere. The British ship fired the initial shot of the legendary struggle; 20 minutes later on, Guerriere was a dismasted hulk, so badly broken that she wasn't well worth towing to port.off Brazil on December 29. A British shot wrecked her helm, but by s