Constellation and President arrived at Tripoli within the 9th with Samuel Barron in command; Preble was forced to relinquish his command in the squadron to Barron, who was senior in rank.[85] Constitution was requested to Malta to the eleventh for repairs and, though en route, captured two Greek vessels attempting to deliver wheat into Tripoli.The

As early as 1991, Commander David Cashman had prompt that Constitution ought to sail to celebrate her 200th anniversary in 1997 as an alternative to staying towed. The proposal was authorized, even though it had been regarded as a substantial endeavor due to the fact she experienced not sailed in around a hundred decades.Constitution entered dry d