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Constitution in the chase Constitution was recommissioned in December with Captain John Rodgers all over again taking command to supervise a major refitting. It had been overhauled at a price just under $one hundred,000; however, Rodgers inexplicably didn't thoroughly clean her copper sheathing, primary him to later declare her a "slow sailer".This