Captain Edward Preble purchased to take command of Constitution in a letter dated 14 May 1803[65] as his flagship and designed preparations to command a new squadron for a 3rd blockade try. The ship was recommissioned on 20 May well.[66] The copper sheathing on her hull needed to get replaced and Paul Revere supplied the copper sheets necessary for

Structure was becalmed and struggling to run in the 5 British ships, but Hull acted with a recommendation from his 1st Lieutenant Charles Morris. He ordered the crew To place boats above the side to tow the ship from variety, using kedge anchors to attract the ship forward and wetting the sails to make use of each individual breath of wind.[a hundr