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But just one month later, she achieved with one of them all over again -- the frigate Guerriere. The British ship fired the 1st shot from the famous battle; twenty minutes afterwards, Guerriere was a dismasted hulk, so terribly weakened that she was not really worth towing to port.off Brazil on December 29. A British shot wrecked her helm, but by s

Constellation and President arrived at Tripoli over the 9th with Samuel Barron in command; Preble was compelled to relinquish his command with the squadron to Barron, who was senior in rank.[85] Constitution was requested to Malta to the 11th for repairs and, although en route, captured two Greek vessels attempting to provide wheat into Tripoli.As