Captain Isaac Hull, who had been appointed Constitution's commanding officer in 1810, set to sea July 12, without orders, to circumvent being blockaded in port. His intention was to hitch the five ships of Rodgers' squadron.But a single month afterwards, she achieved with one of them yet again -- the frigate Guerriere. The British ship fired the in

Constitution during the chase Constitution was recommissioned in December with Captain John Rodgers again getting command to oversee A significant refitting. It absolutely was overhauled at a value just under $one hundred,000; even so, Rodgers inexplicably failed to clean up her copper sheathing, foremost him to later declare her a "sluggish sailer