But a single month later, she satisfied with one of them once again -- the frigate Guerriere. The British ship fired the very first shot of the famous struggle; twenty minutes afterwards, Guerriere was a dismasted hulk, so terribly harmed that she wasn't worth towing to port.off Brazil on December 29. A British shot wrecked her helm, but by steerin

Constellation and President arrived at Tripoli within the 9th with Samuel Barron in command; Preble was compelled to relinquish his command of the squadron to Barron, who was senior in rank.[eighty five] Structure was requested to Malta over the eleventh for repairs and, though en route, captured two Greek vessels seeking to supply wheat into Tripo