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But 1 thirty day period afterwards, she satisfied with one of these once again -- the frigate Guerriere. The British ship fired the first shot in the legendary struggle; twenty minutes afterwards, Guerriere was a dismasted hulk, so terribly damaged that she wasn't really worth towing to port.Constitution entered dry dock in 1992 for an inspection a

Constellation and President arrived at Tripoli within the ninth with Samuel Barron in command; Preble was forced to relinquish his command from the squadron to Barron, who was senior in rank.[85] Constitution was ordered to Malta over the eleventh for repairs and, although en route, captured two Greek vessels seeking to supply wheat into Tripoli.Co