She was associated with a critical collision With all the English brig Self esteem, reducing her in half, which sank with the lack of her captain. The surviving crew members had been carried back again to The us, the place Constitution was put in common Yet again, this time within the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in January 1851.[181]Commemorative stamp, 15

As early as 1991, Commander David Cashman experienced suggested that Structure ought to sail to rejoice her 200th anniversary in 1997 as an alternative to getting towed. The proposal was accredited, nevertheless it absolutely was thought to be a substantial enterprise since she had not sailed in in excess of one hundred several years.Structure ent