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Constitution was becalmed and struggling to run through the 5 British ships, but Hull acted on a suggestion from his To start with Lieutenant Charles Morris. He ordered the crew to put boats around the side to tow the ship out of selection, using kedge anchors to draw the ship ahead and wetting the sails to take advantage of each and every breath o

incident in 1807 delayed her reduction, and Campbell narrowly averted a mutiny by his homesick crew. ConstitutionBecause the development of the US Naval Academy in 1845, there had been a growing require for quarters wherein to house the students (midshipmen). In 1857, Constitution was moved to dry dock in the Portsmouth Navy Yard for conversion rig