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But just one month afterwards, she satisfied with one of them all over again -- the frigate Guerriere. The British ship fired the initial shot in the legendary battle; 20 minutes later, Guerriere was a dismasted hulk, so terribly damaged that she wasn't worth towing to port.Structure entered dry dock in 1992 for an inspection and slight restore int

Constellation and President arrived at Tripoli over the ninth with Samuel Barron in command; Preble was forced to relinquish his command on the squadron to Barron, who was senior in rank.[eighty five] Structure was requested to Malta over the eleventh for repairs and, even though en route, captured two Greek vessels attempting to provide wheat into