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Constellation and President arrived at Tripoli around the ninth with Samuel Barron in command; Preble was compelled to relinquish his command of the squadron to Barron, who was senior in rank.[eighty five] Constitution was purchased to Malta on the 11th for repairs and, whilst en route, captured two Greek vessels attempting to deliver wheat into Tr

Her dilemma-plagued voyage ongoing on 13 February when her rudder was ruined throughout significant storms, causing a total loss of steering Command, Using the rudder smashing in the hull at random. Three crewmen went around the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The subsequent early morning, they rigged A short lived steering pr