Captain Edward Preble requested to just take command of Constitution in the letter dated fourteen Might 1803[65] as his flagship and designed preparations to command a whole new squadron for a 3rd blockade attempt. The ship was recommissioned on twenty May.[sixty six] The copper sheathing on her hull needed to get replaced and Paul Revere supplied

Constitution was becalmed and unable to operate through the five British ships, but Hull acted on a suggestion from his Very first Lieutenant Charles Morris. He requested the crew to put boats above the side to tow the ship out of vary, employing kedge anchors to attract the ship ahead and wetting the sails to take full advantage of each breath of