OLD IRONSIDE FOR DUMMIES

Hull departed for France on 5 August 1811, transporting the new Ambassador Joel Barlow and his household; they arrived on one September. Hull remained in the vicinity of France plus the Netherlands through the winter months, continually holding sail and gun drills to keep the crew Prepared for possible hostilities While using the British.Constituti

Constitution was becalmed and unable to operate from the 5 British ships, but Hull acted on a suggestion from his Initial Lieutenant Charles Morris. He ordered the crew to put boats about the side to tow the ship outside of vary, applying kedge anchors to attract the ship forward and wetting the sails to make use of every single breath of wind.[one