OLD IRONSIDE - AN OVERVIEW

As early as 1991, Commander David Cashman had advised that Structure need to sail to celebrate her 200th anniversary in 1997 in lieu of staying towed. The proposal was permitted, although it absolutely was considered a significant enterprise given that she experienced not sailed in more than a hundred yrs.off Brazil on December 29. A British shot

Her dilemma-plagued voyage continued on thirteen February when her rudder was ruined in the course of weighty storms, resulting in a total loss of steering Manage, Together with the rudder smashing into your hull at random. Three crewmen went about the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The subsequent early morning, they rigged A