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As early as 1991, Commander David Cashman experienced suggested that Constitution ought to sail to celebrate her 200th anniversary in 1997 as an alternative to staying towed. The proposal was approved, though it was considered a sizable undertaking because she experienced not sailed in around a hundred yrs.The captain traveled to Virginia and perf

Her trouble-plagued voyage continued on 13 February when her rudder was weakened for the duration of heavy storms, causing a total loss of steering Management, Together with the rudder smashing into the hull at random. 3 crewmen went around the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The subsequent morning, they rigged A short lived s