OLDIRONSIDES - AN OVERVIEW

Raking fire from HMS JAVA to my stern shattered the helm and killed or hurt the 4 helmsmen. Wounded a 2nd time inside the thigh, Capt. Bainbridge passed steering orders to Marines from the ship's tiller area, who moved the rudder using block and tackle.The fight wasn’t essential to the end result in the war, but it absolutely was an essential ass