ABOUT OLDIRONSIDESFAKES

As early as 1991, Commander David Cashman had proposed that Structure must sail to rejoice her 200th anniversary in 1997 instead of remaining towed. The proposal was accepted, though it was thought to be a substantial enterprise because she experienced not sailed in about a hundred years.The captain traveled to Virginia and performed his individua

Her trouble-plagued voyage continued on 13 February when her rudder was ruined through hefty storms, resulting in a complete loss of steering Handle, Together with the rudder smashing in to the hull at random. A few crewmen went more than the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The next early morning, they rigged a temporary steer