Her challenge-plagued voyage continued on 13 February when her rudder was damaged during large storms, causing a complete lack of steering control, Along with the rudder smashing into the hull at random. Three crewmen went above the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The following morning, they rigged A short lived steering syste
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But 1 month later, she satisfied with one of them all over again -- the frigate Guerriere. The British ship fired the main shot of your legendary battle; 20 minutes later, Guerriere was a dismasted hulk, so badly harmed that she wasn't worthy of towing to port.Constitution entered dry dock in 1992 for an inspection and slight repair period of time