OLD IRONSIDE - AN OVERVIEW

Her dilemma-plagued voyage ongoing on thirteen February when her rudder was harmed in the course of hefty storms, leading to a complete lack of steering control, With all the rudder smashing to the hull at random. 3 crewmen went around the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The next morning, they rigged a temporary steering techn

Commander Billie J. Farrell, initial female captain of Structure, found here in January 2022 Structure emerged from A 3-12 months repair service period of time in November 2010. For the duration of this time, all the spar deck was stripped right down to the guidance beams, plus the decking overhead was replaced to restore its primary curvature, all