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But one particular month later, she met with one of them again -- the frigate Guerriere. The British ship fired the initial shot in the famous fight; twenty minutes later, Guerriere was a dismasted hulk, so poorly destroyed that she wasn't value towing to port.Now the oldest U.S. warship nevertheless in commission, Constitution remains a powerful r

Her trouble-plagued voyage continued on thirteen February when her rudder was destroyed during weighty storms, leading to a total loss of steering Manage, With all the rudder smashing in to the hull at random. A few crewmen went more than the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The following morning, they rigged a temporary steeri