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Captain Isaac Hull, who had been appointed Structure's commanding officer in 1810, set to sea July twelve, without having orders, to circumvent becoming blockaded in port. His intention was to hitch the five ships of Rodgers' squadron.As a barracks ship in Boston c. 1905 In 1900, Congress approved the restoration of Constitution but didn't proper

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