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Captain Edward Preble ordered to acquire command of Structure in a letter dated 14 Could 1803[65] as his flagship and designed preparations to command a new squadron for a third blockade attempt. The ship was recommissioned on 20 Could.[sixty six] The copper sheathing on her hull necessary to get replaced and Paul Revere provided the copper sheets

Hull departed for France on 5 August 1811, transporting the new Ambassador Joel Barlow and his family members; they arrived on 1 September. Hull remained in close proximity to France along with the Netherlands from the Winter season months, continuously Keeping sail and gun drills to keep the crew All set for possible hostilities While using the Br