NOT KNOWN FACTUAL STATEMENTS ABOUT OLDIRONSIDE

Structure was becalmed and not able to operate through the 5 British ships, but Hull acted over a recommendation from his 1st Lieutenant Charles Morris. He requested the crew To place boats in excess of the side to tow the ship away from selection, working with kedge anchors to attract the ship forward and wetting the sails to take full advantage o

Captain Isaac Hull, who had been appointed Structure's commanding officer in 1810, set to sea July 12, with no orders, to circumvent getting blockaded in port. His intention was to affix the 5 ships of Rodgers' squadron.might be captured. Hull damp his sails to capture all gusts, place out boats to tow the ship, and in some cases applied the kedge