ABOUT OLD IRON SIDE

Captain Isaac Hull, who had been appointed Constitution's commanding officer in 1810, place to sea July twelve, with out orders, to avoid remaining blockaded in port. His intention was to join the five ships of Rodgers' squadron.Constitution returned to serving as a museum ship, acquiring one hundred,000 guests per year in Boston. She was preserved

Captain Edward Preble ordered to take command of Constitution within a letter dated fourteen May possibly 1803[65] as his flagship and manufactured preparations to command a new squadron for a third blockade endeavor. The ship was recommissioned on 20 May perhaps.[sixty six] The copper sheathing on her hull necessary to get replaced and Paul Revere