Captain Isaac Hull, who were appointed Structure's commanding officer in 1810, put to sea July 12, with out orders, to circumvent getting blockaded in port. His intention was to hitch the five ships of Rodgers' squadron.Constitution returned to serving like a museum ship, getting one hundred,000 site visitors a year in Boston. She was preserved by

incident in 1807 delayed her reduction, and Campbell narrowly averted a mutiny by his homesick crew. Constitutioncan be captured. Hull damp his sails to catch all gusts, put out boats to tow the ship, and also utilised the kedge anchors to winch her alongside.This strong design and style would afterwards show instrumental in deflecting enemy cannon