HELPING THE OTHERS REALIZE THE ADVANTAGES OF OLD IRONSIDE

Structure was becalmed and not able to run within the five British ships, but Hull acted on a recommendation from his 1st Lieutenant Charles Morris. He ordered the crew To place boats in excess of the side to tow the ship out of vary, employing kedge anchors to draw the ship ahead and wetting the sails to take advantage of each individual breath of

incident in 1807 delayed her aid, and Campbell narrowly averted a mutiny by his homesick crew. Constitution" Preble demanded that one other ship detect herself plus the stranger replied, "This can be His Britannic Majesty's ship Donegal, 84 guns, Sir Richard Strachan, an English commodore." He then commanded Preble, "Send your boat on board." Prebl