Constitution throughout the chase Structure was recommissioned in December with Captain John Rodgers again using command to supervise a major refitting. It had been overhauled at a price just under $one hundred,000; however, Rodgers inexplicably failed to cleanse her copper sheathing, leading him to

Captain Isaac Hull, who were appointed Constitution's commanding officer in 1810, set to sea July twelve, without having orders, to forestall staying blockaded in port. His intention was to hitch the five ships of Rodgers' squadron. Her mainmast split from the coast of Bermuda on 27 March