Captain Edward Preble ordered to take command of Constitution in a letter dated fourteen May possibly 1803[65] as his flagship and made preparations to command a whole new squadron for a 3rd blockade endeavor. The ship was recommissioned on twenty May well.[sixty six] The copper sheathing on her hull necessary to get replaced and Paul Revere equipp
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Structure in the course of the chase Structure was recommissioned in December with Captain John Rodgers once again having command to oversee An important refitting. It was overhauled at a value slightly below $100,000; on the other hand, Rodgers inexplicably failed to clean up her copper sheathing, primary him to later on declare her a "slow sailer