Constitution was becalmed and struggling to run in the 5 British ships, but Hull acted over a suggestion from his First Lieutenant Charles Morris. He purchased the crew to put boats over the side to tow the ship away from selection, making use of kedge anchors to draw the ship forward and wetting the sails to make the most of every breath of wind.[

incident in 1807 delayed her reduction, and Campbell narrowly averted a mutiny by his homesick crew. Constitutionwould be captured. Hull damp his sails to catch all gusts, put out boats to tow the ship, and perhaps utilised the kedge anchors to winch her along.Bainbridge established that Constitution demanded new spar deck planking and beams, masts