THE OLD IRON SIDE DIARIES

As early as 1991, Commander David Cashman had advised that Constitution need to sail to rejoice her 200th anniversary in 1997 rather than getting towed. The proposal was accepted, though it had been considered a considerable endeavor because she had not sailed in more than one hundred a long time.Considering that the development of the US Naval Ac

Her issue-plagued voyage continued on 13 February when her rudder was destroyed in the course of major storms, resulting in a total loss of steering Management, While using the rudder smashing to the hull at random. Three crewmen went in excess of the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The subsequent early morning, they rigged A