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Her dilemma-plagued voyage continued on thirteen February when her rudder was destroyed in the course of large storms, leading to a total lack of steering control, with the rudder smashing into the hull at random. A few crewmen went about the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The following morning, they rigged A short lived stee

Constellation and President arrived at Tripoli on the 9th with Samuel Barron in command; Preble was compelled to relinquish his command of your squadron to Barron, who was senior in rank.[eighty five] Constitution was ordered to Malta over the eleventh for repairs and, even though en route, captured two Greek vessels trying to deliver wheat into Tr