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Constellation and President arrived at Tripoli on the ninth with Samuel Barron in command; Preble was pressured to relinquish his command of the squadron to Barron, who was senior in rank.[eighty five] Constitution was requested to Malta over the 11th for repairs and, whilst en route, captured two Greek vessels aiming to provide wheat into Tripoli.

Commander Billie J. Farrell, to start with woman captain of Constitution, observed in this article in January 2022 Constitution emerged from a three-12 months repair period of time in November 2010. For the duration of this time, all the spar deck was stripped right down to the support beams, and the decking overhead was replaced to restore its ori