THE BEST SIDE OF OLD IRONSIDE

But one month later on, she met with one of these once more -- the frigate Guerriere. The British ship fired the 1st shot from the legendary struggle; 20 minutes later, Guerriere was a dismasted hulk, so badly broken that she was not worth towing to port.Now the oldest U.S. warship however in Fee, Constitution remains a strong reminder on the count